Building blocks from Hogstad
Coordinates: 58 ° 54 ′ 38.2 " N , 5 ° 36 ′ 44.3" E
The two monoliths of Hogstad are about 20 m apart from each other on a pasture south of Tananger in Sola at Stavanger in Fylke Rogaland in Norway . You are on a rocky hill called Store Ringberget, facing the Hafrsfjord to the east. There are 22 locations of preserved building blocks in Sola.
The north stone is about two meters high, twelve inches wide and ten inches thick. It has the shape of a long, slender plate with a straight top.
The south stone is about 2.5 meters high, 40 centimeters wide and 10 centimeters thick. It is also shaped as a slender plate, but the stone with the rough surface ends in a point. He stands on a hill and can be seen from a distance.
Legend
They belong to the six locations of Hvilesteinene or Kvilesteinene ( German "Ruhesteinen" - in the sense of gravestones) of Erling Skjalgsson (around 975-1028) of Olav I. Tryggvason's brother-in-law . Erling was killed in 1028 in the battle of the Boknafjord against Olav the Saint . Snorri Sturluson says that at the end of the battle, Erling was the only one in his army who could still stand. In view of Erling's commitment, Olav offered him that he could join his service. Erling agreed. At that moment, Aslak Fitjaskalle (Áslákr fitjaskalli), a confidante of Olav, jumped forward and struck him with an ax. Devotees transported Erling's body to Sola. They landed in a bay in the Hafrsfjord and traveled across the country with his body. According to legend, building stones were set up at every rest stop on the last trip (Jåsund, Meling , Haga, Risa , Hogstad and Sømme ). His followers retaliated two years later when the king died in the Battle of Stiklestad .
Erling Skjalgsson memorial
The Erling-Skjalgsson memorial is a building stone near the ruined church on Nordsjøvegen in Sola. The building stone was erected in memory of Erling Skjalgsson Sola's most famous son.
See also
literature
- Big Steinsland: Conflicts between Kristendom and Hedendom around 1000. In: Nordsjøen - Handel
Individual evidence
- ↑ The height information of the entomologist Tor Helliesen (1855-1914), published in 1901 and 1902 in the yearbook of the Stavanger Museum, differ considerably with 4.2 and 3.8 meters.