Bergasten
The Bergasten ( M 3 ) stands next to a burial ground northeast of Bergatjärnen, east of Njurundabommen in Medelpad near the Gulf of Bothnia in Sweden .
The rune stone made of light, coarse granite is one of the 18 rune stones from Medelpad. It is 1.7 m high and 0.85 m wide at the base. It was first described in 1687 by Johan Peringskiöld (1654-1720), who also depicted it on a woodcut. The runes in Bergastenen are flat. The largest runes that occur are r and u. The runes on the snake's tail in the lower part of the stone can hardly be read today. Johan Peringskiöld had difficulties deciphering some runes as early as 1687.
The text reads: Altrud and Sigrev set this stone after Mäskägg, their father, and after Disvi, their mother . The name Mäskägg, to which Mjóskeggr also corresponds, occurs like the name Disvi only on this stone, while Altrud is also found on the large Attmarstein (M 5). In addition to the runic inscription, the stone bears a simple cross .
Nearby is the nolbyst .
literature
- Algot Hellbom: Medelpads runstenar. Andra omarbetade upplagan. Handwriting FAUmeå Hdskr 23: 8. 1994
Web links
- Bergasten - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
Coordinates: 62 ° 16 ′ 14.9 " N , 17 ° 24 ′ 38.8" E