Key facts
- Height
- 2.4 m (8 feet)
- Weight
- 5.1 tons
- Writing
- Younger Futhark , Elder Futhark
- Created
- 800 AD
- Discovered
- 19th century, Rök, Östergötland , Sweden
- Present location
- Rök , Ödeshög Municipality , Östergötland , Sweden
- Culture
- Norse
- Rundata id
- Ög 136
- Style
- RAK
- Runemaster
- Varinn
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- Image
- Rökstenen 1.JPG
- Height
- 382
- Width
- 138
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- inception
- 0900-00-00
- Commons gallery
- Rökstenen
- Commons category
- Östergötlands runinskrifter 136 (Rökstenen)
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58°17′42″N 14°46′32″E / 58.29500°N 14.77556°E / 58.29500; 14.77556
The Rök runestone (Swedish: Rökstenen; Ög 136) is one of the most famous runestones, featuring the longest known runic inscription in stone. It can now be seen beside the church in Rök, Ödeshög Municipality, Östergötland, Sweden. It is considered the first known piece of written Swedish literature and thus it marks the beginning of the history of Swedish literature.
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