Arkils tingstad, or Assembly location of Arkil, is a remnant from the Viking Age and one of several remains of a Viking Age assembly location in Uppland, Sweden. Situated on the outskirts of Stockholm, this site consists of a rectangular stone formation and two runestones. These runestones, U 225 and U 226, and the assembly location were created by the Skålhamra clan, who also made the two Risbyle runestones across the lake from their estate. The inscriptions appear to be signed by the runemaster Gunnar, not the Skålhamra clan. The function of Viking Age assembly locations is a matter of debate among scholars. Some believe the assemblies served as a place for all the people in the vicinity to reach agreements, while others see them as meetings for the chieftains only.
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