inscriptions commemorating the elections of earlier kings, were probably destroyed in 1515 during the civil war against the Danes. Kings Gustav Vasa and John III are said to have tried to reconstruct the Stones of Mora without success. The building where the fragments are now contained was constructed by local military officer Carl Wijnbladh (1705- 1768). Documented elections Magnus III of Sweden was elected at the Stones of Mora in 1275. Magnus IV of Sweden was elected at the stones on July 8, 1319 Albert was crowned here on February 18, 1364 Christian I of Denmark, Norway and Sweden was the last to be elected at Mora in 1457 Knivsta coat of arms In 2002, in anticipation of Knivsta Municipality (previously part of Uppsala Municipality since 1971) regaining its status of a municipality of its own in 2003, the Swedish state herald designed and registered a coat of arms for Knivsta based on the stone of Mora motif: an open crown over a heraldic trimount. See also Stone of Scone Germanic king Lia Fáil Prince's Stone References Other sources Larsson, Mats G. (2013) Mora sten och Mora ting (Fornvännen. Stockholm) Mora sten och Mora stenar: en vägledning till ett märkligt nationalmonument(Stockholm: Riksantikvarieämbetet. 1993) Related reading Stefan Brink The creation of a Scandinavian provincial law: how was it done (Historical Research, Volume 86, Issue 233, August 2013, Pages 432–442) Uppland Swedish monarchy Germanic paganism Mora 13th century in Sweden Legal history of Sweden