Hällestad Runestones

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The Hällestad Runestones are three runestones located in the walls of Hällestad Church in Torna-Hällestad, about 20 kilometers east of Lund in Skåne, southern Sweden. Their Rundata identifiers are DR 295, 296, and 297. DR 295 is notable because it is held to be raised in memory of a warrior who fell in the legendary Battle of the Fýrisvellir, near Uppsala, Sweden between the Jomsvikings led by Styrbjörn the Strong and Styrbjörn's uncle Eric the Victorious, the king of Sweden, c. 985. The other stones were raised by the same people, and they probably formed a monument together in memory of comrades lost in the battle. The Karlevi Runestone, the Egtved Runestone and the Sjörup Runestone may be connected to them. ()

Local name: Hällestadstenen 1 Coordinates: 55°40'39"N, 13°25'15"E

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Hällestad Runestones – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dalby Church, Hjularöd Castle, Holmby Runestone, Björnstorp Castle.

3.1 miW
Church, Monastery
Dalby Church
80 min walk • Dalby Church, sometimes also called the Church of the Holy Cross in Dalby is a church in Dalby, Lund Municipality in the Swedish province of Scania. It is one of the oldest churches in Sweden. When it was built Dalby was part of Denmark, and the church was commissioned by King Sweyn II of Denmark.
6.7 miNE
Forts and castles
Hjularöd Castle
171 min walk • Hjularöd Castle is a manor house at Eslöv Municipality in Scania, Sweden.
4.9 miN
Stela
Holmby Runestone
124 min walk • The Holmby Runestone, listed as DR 328 in the Rundata catalog, is a Viking Age memorial runestone bearing the image of a ship. It is in Holmby, which is about two kilometers southeast of Flyinge, Scania, Sweden.
3.5 miS
Forts and castles
Björnstorp Castle
89 min walk • Björnstorp Castle is a manor building in Lund Municipality, Scania, Sweden. It was built in 1752 and reshaped in 1860–1880, with its final appearance set in 1868, by architect Helgo Zettervall.
4.3 miNW
Church
Södra Sandby kyrka
111 min walk • Södra Sandby Church is a medieval Lutheran church in Södra Sandby in the province of Scania, Sweden. It belongs to the Diocese of Lund.
4.1 miN
Church
Hammarlunda Church
106 min walk • Hammarlunda Church is a medieval Lutheran church in the province of Scania, Sweden. It belongs to the Diocese of Lund.
5.1 miW
Church
Hardeberga Church
132 min walk • Hardeberga Church is a medieval Lutheran church in the province of Scania, Sweden. It belongs to the Diocese of Lund.
~60 ftSW
Church
Hällestad Church
1 min walk • Hällestad Church is a medieval Lutheran church in Torna Hällestad in the province of Scania, Sweden. It belongs to the Diocese of Lund.
3.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Dalby Norreskog
88 min walk • Dalby Norreskog is a nature reserve located close to Dalby and Lund in southern Sweden. It forms Dalby Hage together with Dalby Söderskog National Park. The name means the "northern forest", the Northwoods.
3.6 miSW
Church
Bonderup Church
93 min walk • Bonderup Church is a medieval church in the province of Scania, Sweden. It belongs to the Diocese of Lund.
3.5 miW
Neighbourhood
Dalby hage, Dalby Söderskog National Park
90 min walk • Dalby hage is an area located 10 km east of Lund municipality in South Sweden. The area involves the two small forests Dalby Söderskog National Park and Dalby Norreskog.