Sigurdsristningen, Eskilstuna

#15 among attractions in Eskilstuna

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The Sigurd stones form a group of eight or nine Swedish runic inscriptions and one picture stone that depict imagery from the Germanic heroic legend of Sigurd the dragon slayer. They were made during the Viking Age and constitute the earliest Norse representations of the matter of the Völsung cycle that is the basis of the Middle High German Nibelungenlied and the Sigurd legends in the Poetic Edda, the Prose Edda, and the Völsunga saga. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 59°26'29"N, 16°38'4"E

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Sigurdsristningen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tunavallen, Parken Zoo, The Hand of God, Tidö Castle.

6.9 miSW
Outdoor activities, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Tunavallen, Eskilstuna
177 min walk • Tunavallen is a multi-use stadium in Eskilstuna, Sweden. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 7,800 seated spectators. The original stadium was one of the venues for the 1958 FIFA World Cup. It was also the venue for the replay of the Swedish bandy final in 1954. The capacity was 22,000 spectators.
7.3 miSW
Park, Outdoor activities, Zoo
Parken Zoo, Eskilstuna
186 min walk • Parken Zoo is a combined amusement park and zoo in the town of Eskilstuna in Sweden. The amusement park was founded in 1898, and there was a display of animals from the beginning of the fifties.
6.2 miSW
Monuments and statues
The Hand of God, Eskilstuna
160 min walk • The Hand of God is one of the last works of the Swedish sculptor Carl Milles, created to honor the Swedish entrepreneur C. E. Johansson, who revolutionized precision measuring of industrial parts. The original casting stands in Johansson's hometown of Eskilstuna, Sweden.
7 miNW
Forts and castles, Museum, History museum
Tidö Castle
180 min walk • Tidö Castle is a castle located outside Västerås in Västmanland, Sweden.
0.5 miNW
Forts and castles
Sundbyholm Castle, Eskilstuna
14 min walk • Sundbyholm Castle is a castle near the town of Eskilstuna, Sweden on the southern shore of Lake Mälaren.
6.4 miSW
Monuments and statues
Ikaros Smederna, Eskilstuna
164 min walk • Smederna is a motorcycle speedway club based in Eskilstuna, Sweden. The club competes in the highest speedway league in Sweden, Elitserien and race its home matches at Smedstadion outside Eskilstuna.
6.4 miSW
Museum
Rademachersmedjorna, Eskilstuna
165 min walk • Rademachersmedjorna is an open-air museum in central Eskilstuna with preserved forges from the 17th century. The oldest smithies in the area were part of the finishing forge manufactory that was established in Eskilstuna in the 1650s.
5.5 miSW
Stela
Södermanland Runic Inscription 109, Eskilstuna
142 min walk • Sö 109 is the Rundata designation for a runic inscription on a Viking Age memorial runestone that is located in Gredby, which is near Eskilstuna, Södermanland County, Sweden, which was in the historic province of Södermanland.
6.2 miSW
59°22'40"N • 16°30'38"E
Eskilstuna konstmuseum, Eskilstuna
158 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
6.3 miSW
59°22'30"N • 16°30'36"E
Eskilstuna Stadsmuseum, Eskilstuna
162 min walk • Museum
6.1 miSW
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Klosters kyrka, Eskilstuna
157 min walk • Klosters Church, popularly known as Kloster, is a church building in St. John's Parish that was consecrated on 9 May 1929. It is the largest and second oldest church in the parish.