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English: Detail of the runestone in Velanda (Vg 150, RAÄ-nr Väne-Åsaka 8:1), Väne-Åsaka parish, Väne hundred, Trollhättan municipality, Västergötland, Sweden. Here the inscription "þur uiki" > "Þórr vigi" > "Thor vigi" is shown, which is a Viking way of wishing for the blessing of the Old Norse god Thor.
Svenska: Detalj av runstenen Velandastenen (Vg 150, RAÄ-nr Väne-Åsaka 8:1) i Velanda i Väne-Åsaka socken i Väne härad i Trollhättans kommun i Västergötland i Sverige. Här visas inskriptionen "þur uiki" > "Þórr vigi" > "Tor vige", som är ett vikingatida sätt att be om den fornnordiska guden Tors välsignelse.
Date 31 August 2008
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Author Achird

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