Nasta Runestone

The Nasta Runestone, indexed as Na 34 in the Rundata catalog, is a Viking Age memorial runestone located in Nasta, that's three kilometers northwest of Glanshammar, Orebro County, Sweden, which changed into inside the ancient province of Narke. The inscription on Nä 34 consists of runic textual content in the younger futhark inside a runic text band that arches round the brink of the stone, and a depiction of a beast and an intertwined serpent and a facial mask.

The inscription in this granite stone, that is 2.25 meters in height, is assessed as possibly being carved in runestone fashion Pr3, which is likewise called Urnes style. This is the type for runic bands with beast or serpent heads depicted in profile with almond formed eyes. The question regarding the proper classification for Nä 34 is that the runic text band has no attached beast or serpent heads, however the depiction of the serpent and beast depicted have a few traits typical of the Urnes fashion.