Ball (rune master)
Balle , also Baller or Balli , was a Swedish rune master who was active in the 11th century .
About 30 different runic scripts are documented by Balle . They are mainly located in the historical Uppland landscape as well as in the Södermanland and Värmland landscapes . It is believed that he was a pupil of the rune master Livsten , whose works are dated between 1025 and 1050. This assumption is supported by the Altuna rune stone , on which Balle recorded that he and Freystein belong to Livsten's followers.
In contrast to other rune masters of his time, Balle also wrote relief rune stones ( relief rune stones in Löts kyrka , relief rune stone Sö 92 ) and several writings in verse form . He was probably also active as a poet .
literature
- O. v. Friesen: Ball (r) . In: Svenskt biografiskt lexikon . tape 2 , 1920, p. 620 (Swedish, Balle ).
- Marlies Philippa: The inscriptions of the Swedish rune master Balli '. In: Amsterdam Contributions to Older German Studies Volume 12 (1977), pp. 23–45.
- Birgit Sawyer: The Viking-Age Rune-Stones: Custom and Commemoration in Early Medieval Scandinavia. Oxford University Press, Oxford 2000, ISBN 0-19-820643-7 .
- Volker Weskamp: The rune stone U 690 Hälsingbo . In: Fornvännen 82 (1987), Riksantikvarieämbetet , pp. 1–5 ( online ; with reasons for the attribution of the rune stone U 690 to Balle)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Balls |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Baller; Balli |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish rune master |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 10th century or 11th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 11th century |