Tree-of-life-stones
It is not clear how old these stones are.
Generally they are considered to be from the 12th century, but they could
be older - a small amout of the stones have runes on them, but those inscriptions
could be secondary.... The design indicates eastern influences - from
the East Roman Empire ! Perhaps homecoming Varangians from Constantinople
in the 9th-10th century brought the ideas ?
From Kållands-Åsaka....
This one is from Kestad....
Fragments of three stones + one in a good
shape + a double tree-of-life-stone - in Kinne-Vedum....
The first stone has runes on it : Thorstin
Priest. Then three more.... - outside Leksberg church.
From Lugnås ; now in Stockholm.
And the last ones are in Österplana
church....