5 February 2026 Matilda Welin Magnus Källström, the Swedish National Heritage Board (Credit: Magnus Källström, the Swedish National Heritage Board) Runic inscriptions from the Viking Age still turn up in Sweden 1,000 years after they were written – revealing fascinating stories of love, loss and epic battles. A few years ago, Magnus Källström, a Swedish rune expert, travelled to a farm a few hours south of Stockholm to look at a stone covered in ancient runic writing.