Tjängvide stone shows identical Valhalla scene with bird-like figure. Tjängvide is a Gotland picture stone from Viking Age Found approximately 20 km from Ardre VIII stone Also preserved in National Museum of Sweden

🏛️ The Tjängvide stone, a Gotland picture stone from the Viking Age, shows a nearly identical scene — Odin on horseback & a bird-like figure at Valhalla. Both Tjängvide and Ardre VIII stones feature Odin riding toward Valhalla in similar compositions.

Key facts:

- Tjängvide is a Gotland picture stone from Viking Age (c. 700–900 CE)

- Found on Gotland, Sweden

- Shows nearly identical composition to Ardre VIII stone

- Depicts Odin on horse (Sleipnir) on right side

Key Facts

  • Tjängvide is a Gotland picture stone from Viking Age
  • Found approximately 20 km from Ardre VIII stone
  • Also preserved in National Museum of Sweden
  • Shows nearly identical composition to Ardre VIII
  • Depicts Odin on horse on right side
  • Shows bird-like shape entering Valhalla
  • Stone has damage but essential outline remains visible
  • Both stones found around 1900 buried under church floor
  • Stones were used as church flooring after Viking Age
  • Pagan stones were buried face-down to hide from ordinary people

Related site: Lundestenen — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.