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C.F. Lindberg 
Research assistant and archaeologist Hans Hildebrand, (head of the National Heritage Board in 1879-1907) sitting beside the Rök Stone (Íg 136). 
1872 
  
Glass plate negative 
Swedish National Heritage Board 
 
LL/35774 
  
The rune stone - covered with nearly 750 runes - was raised in the 9th century AD by Varin in memory of his dead son Vőmod. The Rök Stone is also one of several Historical Sites in trust of the Swedish National Heritage Board. 
 
 
  
 
  
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