| Among the Swedish runestones mentioning expeditions overseas, almost half tell of raids and travels to western Europe. |
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| Viking Age inscriptions have also been discovered on the Manx runestones on the Isle of Man. |
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| The Varangian runestones tell of many notable Varangian expeditions, and even account for the fates of individual warriors and travelers. |
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| Sometimes, they were raised only as commemoration to great people, a tradition which was continued as the runestones. |
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| The actions of these Swedish Vikings are commemorated on many runestones in Sweden, such as the Greece runestones and the Varangian runestones. |
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| There was also considerable participation in expeditions westwards, which are commemorated on stones such as the England runestones. |
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| Its members are commemorated on the Ingvar runestones, none of which mentions any survivor. |
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| The oldest are carved on loose objects, while later ones are chiseled in runestones. |
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| Purported runestones have been found in North America, most famously the Kensington Runestone. |
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| Runology is the study of the runic alphabets, runic inscriptions, runestones, and their history. |
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| The largest group of surviving Runic inscription are Viking Age Younger Futhark runestones, most commonly found in Sweden. |
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| Other runestones mention men who died on Viking expeditions. |
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| Evidence for Norse ventures into Arabia and Central Asia can be found in runestones erected in Scandinavia by the relatives of fallen Viking adventurers. |
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| Skaldic poetry is mostly preserved in late manuscripts but was preserved orally from the 9th century onwards and also appears on runestones, such as the Karlevi Runestone. |
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| Runestones are important sources in the study of Norse society and early medieval Scandinavia, not only of the Viking segment of the population. |
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