LÄRBRO STONE (viking longship)

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The stamp issued by Sweden in 1973 shows a Viking ship on a stone from the eighth century, was found at Stora Hammars, Lärbro on the island of Gotland, Sweden. It shows a ship, sail, warriors, shields, and the helm. The stone is three meters high The picture on the stamp reproduces a part of the image on the stone. There are six scenes on the stone. The portion on the stamp is the last scene which is interpreted as the ship carrying the hero of the other scenes to the land of the dead. There are two others picture stones discovered at Lärbro, which also have a similar ship scene as the last scene on the stone.

Sweden 1973 10 ore sg735, scott? There is also a booklet with 20 10 ore stamps.

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