Rock carvings on the Bruteigstein
The rock carvings on the Bruteigstein (also called Tveito ) are on Lake Stordalvatnet near Etne in Fylke Vestland in Norway .
The petroglyphs are located on a flat, angular boulder of approximately 8.0 × 10.0 meters. The boulder is located on a high mountain slope and is surrounded by pastures. The footpath to the stone runs up the steep hill. From the stone, the terrain drops steeply to the lake. The brood rock, surrounded by a small fence, is visible for miles, even from the north of the lake.
Based on the design, the archaeologists differentiate between carvings made by hunters and gatherers and those made by arable farmers . The petroglyphs are of the type that Norway calls agriculture scoring. The rock is completely covered with 68 incisions and could be a ritual site of the Bronze Age (1800 to 500 BC). The images contain 18 sun disks (circles with crosses inside are called sun disks) and rings with spiral patterns. The eight pictures of the ships are 30 to 60 cm long and have the typical vertical lines that are understood to represent the crew. The most interesting illustrations are three fir-like trees, something very rare in the Bronze Age. There are no depictions of the soles of the feet , people or animals. It is unclear what caused the differences in the choice of motif. The scratches have not been painted in and can be difficult to see under appropriate lighting conditions. A comparable place can be found in Østfold .
In Etne there is the rune stone at the church of Grindheim . It is 3.75 meters high, about 1 meter wide and about 20 cm deep. The runic inscription runs from top to bottom along the narrow sides of the stone. The inscription reads: "Tormod erected this stone in memory of Tormod Svidande, his father."
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Coordinates: 59 ° 42 ′ 47.3 " N , 6 ° 8 ′ 44.7" E