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3 unusual facts about Täby


Jarlabanke Runestones

They were ordered by what appears to have been a chieftain named Jarlabanke Ingefastsson and his clan (Swedish: Jarlabankeätten), in Täby.

Five of the runestones contain very much the same message: "Jarlabanke had these stones made after himself while he was alive. He made this bridge for his soul. He alone owned all of Täby".

Uppland Runic Inscription Fv1946;258

Uppland Runic Inscription Fv1946;258 or U Fv1946;258 is the Rundata catalog designation for a Viking Age memorial runic inscription to two fathers that is located in Fällbro, which is about 5 kilometers northwest of Täby, Stockholm County, Sweden, which is in the historic province of Uppland.


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Albertus Pictor

Albertus's illustration of Death playing chess from Täby kyrka inspired the famous scene in Ingmar Bergman's 1957 film The Seventh Seal, in which a knight (Antonius Block) plays chess with personified Death.

Jarlabanke Runestones

The road was made by Jarlabanke's clan and it went from the bay of Edsviken to Täby.

Stockholm metro

This is planned for eventual extension to Danderyd and Täby in the north-east, interchanging with the existing Red line to Mörby centrum.

Täby kyrkby

During the 1960s, as part of the Million Programme (the building of a million new and modern apartments), a series of high-rise apartments was planned for Täby kyrkby.


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