Einangstein
The Einangstein ( Norwegian Einangsteinen ) is a rune stone that stands in its original place, near Fagernes in the Fylke Innlandet in Norway . Its inscription was dated to the 4th century. The Einangstein stands on a burial mound in the Gardberg burial ground . The Kylverstein in Sweden , the Barmenstein and Kjölevikstein in Norway, which are known for their runic inscriptions in the older Futhark , are about the same age .
The Einangstein is the oldest rune stone that mentions the word "runo" rune (in the singular) in the inscription . Furthermore, the verb “faihido” appears for the act of inscription , which translates as “painted”. This may mean that inscriptions were originally highlighted in color. The generally accepted reading of the inscription was created by Erik Moltke (1901–1984) in 1938. He suggested that the original inscription was missing about four runes before the first rune visible today.
inscription
Inscription:
- (Ek go) ðaga (s) tiR runo faihido
Translation:
- I Godegast painted a rune
Since the stone is on a burial mound, it is to be interpreted as a gravestone. Why the inscription does not name the buried person, but only the runic carver, remains open.
literature
- Klaus Düwel , Wilhelm Heizmann : The older Fuþark. Tradition and possible effects of the rune series. In: Alfred Bammesberger , Gaby Waxenberger (eds.): The fuÞark and its individual language developments (= supplementary volumes to the Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde . Vol. 51). Walter de Gruyter, Berlin et al. 2006, ISBN 3-11-019008-7 , pp. 3-60.
- Hans Frede Nielsen (Ed.): Early and Pre-Historic Language Development in North-Western Europe 2002.
Web links
Description of the Einangstein by the rune project Kiel
Individual evidence
- ↑ Düwel, Klaus: Runenkunde. 4th, revised and updated edition, Stuttgart 2008, p. 35
Coordinates: 61 ° 5 ′ 9.9 ″ N , 9 ° 0 ′ 48.3 ″ E