is a runestone near the water tower in Lund,
erected in 1999 to celebrate the release of Bluetooth 1.0
by Ericsson that year. The stone features a figure of Jesus
with a laptop and a mobile phone.
October 2025
28/9: I cycle around to see the runestone standing
in front of the entrance to one of Ericsson’s former buildings near the water tower.
It now houses a restaurant, a reception area, and offices for rent.
I cannot get in today; the area is cordoned off by fencing
due to a façade renovation.
10/6: I cycle to the tram stop at Telefonplan. From there, I take the cycle path
up towards the water tower. The stone is on the right, just past the uphill stretch.
The façade renovation is now complete.
There stands the large runestone, featuring a figure of Jesus holding a laptop in one hand
and a mobile phone in the other. Hardly a Viking-Age runestone;
it was carved in 1999. The text on the stone reads:
Ericsson Mobile Communications AB erected this stone in honor of
King Harald [Bluetooth], who gave his name to the technology for
wireless mobile communication
The wireless communication is Bluetooth, named after the
Danish Viking-Age king
Harald Bluetooth (died 986/987). The model for this stone is Harald’s own runestone
in Jelling, Denmark, which recounts how he united the kingdom.
It is also said that Harald founded the city of Lund.
Map
GPS: WGS84 decimal (longitud, latitud) 55.71664,13.22662