Karlevi Runestone

56°37′N 16°27′E / 56.61°N 16.45°E / 56.61; 16.45

The Karlevi Runestone, designated as Öl 1 by Rundata, is commonly dated to the late 10th century^[1] and located near the Kalmarsund straight in Karlevi on the island of Öland, Sweden. It is one of the most notable and prominent runestones and constitutes the oldest record of a stanza of skaldic verse.^[2]

^ Zilmer, Kristel (2005). "He Drowned in Holmr's Sea": Baltic Traffic in Early Nordic Sources (PDF). Tartu University Press. pp. 76–80. ISBN 9949-11-089-0.
^ Quinn, Judy (2000). "From Orality to Literacy in Medieval Iceland". In Ross, Margaret Clunies (ed.). Old Icelandic Literature and Society. Cambridge University Press. p. 43. ISBN 0-521-63112-2.

[Zilmer-1] Zilmer, Kristel (2005). "He Drowned in Holmr's Sea": Baltic Traffic in Early Nordic Sources (PDF). Tartu University Press. pp. 76–80. ISBN 9949-11-089-0.

[2] Quinn, Judy (2000). "From Orality to Literacy in Medieval Iceland". In Ross, Margaret Clunies (ed.). Old Icelandic Literature and Society. Cambridge University Press. p. 43. ISBN 0-521-63112-2.

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