 On the northernmost runestone of the world standing on the island Frösön in central Jämtland, the Frösö Runestone, it is said that a man called Austmaðr Christianized the region, probably in the period 1030–1050 when the runestone was raised.Little is known of Austmaðr, but he is believed to have been the lawspeaker of the regional thing Jamtamót.The Scandinavian medieval kings also ruled over provinces outside of Scandinavia.