Building stone from Sømme
Coordinates: 58 ° 53 '58.7 " N , 5 ° 36' 48.3" E
The building stone of Sømme is west of the Tanagervegen, south of Tananger in Sola near Stavanger in the Rogaland Fylke in Norway . There are 22 locations of preserved building blocks in Sola.
The building stone is about 1.4 meters high, 1.0 meters wide and 10 cm thick and visible from the street.
Legend
It is one of the six locations of Hvilesteinene or Kvilesteinene ( German "Ruhesteinen" - in the sense of gravestones) of Erling Skjalgsson (925-1028) of Olav I. Tryggvason's brother-in-law , which, according to legend, is located in Jåsund, Meling , Haga, Risa , Hogstad and Sømme were drawn up.
See also
literature
- Big Steinsland: Conflicts between Kristendom and Hedendom around 1000. In: Nordsjøen - Handel
Web links
- knowha88: Sømme standing stone. The Megalithic Portal, August 20, 2012, accessed June 26, 2018 (English, description and pictures).
- Hvilesteinene etter Erling Skjalgsson. norge.sandalsand.net, accessed June 26, 2018 (Norwegian, description, legend and image).
- Registered Bautasteiner i Sola. Sola Historielag, accessed on June 26, 2018 (Norwegian, list of building stones).