Runic inscriptions in Hagia Sophia information

are at least two runic inscriptions in Hagia Sophia's marble parapets. They may have been engraved by members of the Varangian Guard in Constantinople during...

Hagia Sophia (lit. 'Holy Wisdom'; Turkish: Ayasofya; Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, romanized: Hagía Sofía; Latin: Sancta Sapientia), officially the Hagia Sophia...

had the inscriptions made in memory of his dead mother. The youngest runestones, in the Pr5 style, such as Ed runestone U 104 (presently in the Ashmolean...

lion. Berezan' Runestone Greece Runestones Italy Runestones Runic inscriptions in Hagia Sophia Chinese guardian lions Sven B. F. Jansson, "Pireuslejonets...

"boar"). The inscription also shows the only runic appearance of the name of Iceland, while there are five other runic inscriptions in Sweden that mention...

coat of arms of the municipality of Täby, Sweden One of the runic inscriptions in Hagia Sophia, probably carved by members of the Varangian Guard According...

were called "Grikkr" (Greeks). There are various runic inscriptions left in Norway, Sweden and even in Athens by travellers and members of the Varangian...

Bijapur Sultanate, has the second largest pre-modern dome in the world after the Byzantine Hagia Sophia. The early modern period of Indian history is dated...

including the site of the church Hagia Sophia in Turkey. It is sometimes turned into a mirror ambigram when written in capital letters with the removal...

Constantinople and is hailed as 'the conqueror'. He is crowned emperor in Hagia Sophia. September 20 – Nikephoros II marries the former Byzantine consort...