New archaeological content on Europeana
Over 800,000 records for archaeÂoÂlogÂiÂcal monÂuÂments and sites are now availÂable on EuroÂpeana. The mateÂrÂial that ranges from rune stones and tombs to dwellings and archaeÂoÂlogÂiÂcal sites is proÂvided by the Swedish National HerÂitage Board through CARARE, the project that brings archaeÂoÂlogÂiÂcal conÂtent to Europeana.
The records on EuroÂpeana are in text forÂmat and conÂtain inforÂmaÂtion about each monÂuÂment with a link to the origÂiÂnal conÂtent. ClickÂing on this link will take you to the Swedish National HerÂitage Board webÂsite page with a map showÂing the locaÂtion of the monÂuÂment, text inforÂmaÂtion, a scan of the origÂiÂnal docÂuÂmenÂtaÂtion and addiÂtional images of the monÂuÂment, when available.
 
The Swedish National HerÂitage Board is one of 21 CARARE conÂtent providers that will conÂtribute over 2 milÂlion items to EuroÂpeana. More datasets will be uploaded in the next few weeks.
So stay tuned!
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The top image is of the Rök runeÂstone, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B6k_Runestone the inscripÂtion of which has been the subÂject of many an interÂpreÂtaÂtion and acaÂdÂeÂmic disÂcusÂsion in Sweden.
The text transÂlated to English:
In memÂory of Vémóðr/Vámóðr stand these runes.
And Varinn coloured them, the father,
in memÂory of his dead son.
I say the folkÂtale / to the young men, which the two war-booties were, which twelve times were taken as war-booty, both together from varÂiÂous men.
I say this secÂond, who nine genÂerÂaÂtions ago lost his life with the HreiÂdÂgoths; and died with them for his guilt.
ÞjóðrÃkr the bold,
chief of sea-warriors,
ruled over the shores of the Hreiðsea.
Now he sits armed
on his Goth(ic horse),
his shield strapped,
the prince of the Mærings.
I say this the twelfth, where the horse of Gunnr sees fodÂder on the batÂtleÂfield, where twenty kings lie.
This I say as thirÂteenth, which twenty kings sat on Sjólund for four winÂters, of four names, born of four brothÂers: five Valkis, sons of Hráðulfr, five HreiðulÂfrs, sons of Rugulfr, five Háisl, sons of Hôrðr, five Gunnmundrs/Kynmundrs, sons of Bjôrn.
Now I say the tales in full. Someone …
I say the folkÂtale / to the young men, which of the line of Ingold was repaid by a wife’s sacÂriÂfice.
I say the folkÂtale / to the young men, to whom is born a relÂaÂtive, to a valiant man. It is Vélinn. He could crush a giant. It is Vélinn … [Nit]
I say the folkÂtale / to the young men: Þórr. Sibbi of Vé, nonaÂgeÂnarÂian, begot (a son).