Ingvar stones

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Stone from Steninge U 439
Above - between the point and the colon the rune text IKUARI , or Ingvar from the rune stone Sö 281
Bjällbrunna runestone (Ög 155)

Ingvar Runestones ( Swedish Ingvarsstenarne is the name for 26 rune stones in Sweden , which for Varangians were built that from 1036 to 1041 during an expedition under Ingvar Vittfarne ( German  "Ingvar the Far-Traveled" and Ingvar Emundsson) for the Caspian Sea died.

They belong to over 130 rune stones in Denmark and Sweden, which tell of trips by Scandinavians to other countries. The Ingvars expedition is almost the only historically tangible event in the east that is mentioned on Swedish rune stones . In addition to the rune stone from Tillinge in Uppland (U785) and the rune stone G 216 on Gotland , the Ingvar stones are the only ones that mention Serkland , the region on the Caspian Sea.

Historical background

The Icelandic Yngvars saga víðförla and the Georgian Kartlis Chronicle reported a battle at Bashi on the southeastern shore of the Caspian Sea in the power struggle in Georgia . The Varangians also took part with 30 ships and 700 men. Many of them died in battle, but most, including Ingvar, died from disease. The rune stones in Sweden were erected in her memory.

In 1990 the archaeologist Mats Larsson (* 1946) presented a compilation of the texts in the book Ett ödesdigert Vikingatåg: Ingar den vitfarnes resa 1036-1041 ("A catastrophic Viking expedition "). He also put forward a theory about the expedition route through Transcaucasia.

Ingvar stones

Stone from Lundby (Sö 131) - Spjóti (and?) Halfdan, they built this stone for Skardi, their brother. He drove east from here with Ingvar, Eyvinðr's son lies in Serkland

Södermanland

Uppland

  • U Fv 1992; 157 Arlanda
Gunnarr and Bjǫrn and Thorgrímr raised this stone in memory of Thorsteinn, their brother, who was dead in the east with Ingvarr, and made this bridge .
  • U 439 Steninge
  • U 644 Ekilla bro
  • U 654 Varpsund
  • U 661 Råby
  • U 778 Svinnegarns kyrka
  • U 837 Alsta, Nysätra
  • U 1143 Tierps kyrka
  • Uppland stones

  • Runic inscription from U1143

  • Tillinge rune stone with the word "Serkland"

Vastmanland

Östergotland

  • Ög 145 Dagsbergs kyrka
  • Ög 155 Bjällbrunna

Runestones possibly related to Ingvar's expedition

Véfastr erected this stone in memory of Guðmundr, his brother. He died in Serkland. God help his soul. ,
  • Vs 1 Stora Ryttene kyrkoruin and
  • Ög 30 Skjorstad

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://runeberg.org/antiqtid/10/0028.html )
  2. ↑ Another seven are possible Ingvar stones: Sö 278 Strängnäs domkyrka, Sö 360 Bjuddby, U 513 Rimbo kyrka, U 540 Husby-Sjuhundra kyrka, U 785 Tillinge kyrka, Vs 1 Stora Ryttene kyrkoruin and Ög 30 Skjorstad; but they do not mention his name
  3. ↑ cf. Runestones about trips to other countries
  4. ^ Also the Leidang under the leadership of the Viking chief Freygeirr, around 1050
  5. ↑ Inscription :: sbiuti: halftan: þai R  : raisþu: stain: þansi: efti R  : skarþa: bruþur sin: fur: austr: hiþan: miþ: ikuari: o sirklanti: lik R  : sun R iuinta R , Old Norse reading: Spiuti , Halfdan, þæi R ræisþu stæin þannsi æfti R Skarða, broður sinn. For austr Hedan með Ingvari, a Særklandi ligg R sun R Øyvinda R .
  6. ↑ Jäders kyrka (Swedish)
  7. ↑ Högstena (Swedish)
  8. ↑ Balsta (Swedish)
  9. ↑ Gredby gata (Swedish)
  10. ↑ Inscription: uifas-- ...: risa: s (t) in: þ (t) ino: ub: at: k-þmunt: bruþur: sin: han: uarþ: tuþr: a: srklant- kuþ halbi: ant : ans , Old Norse reading: Vifas [tr] [let] ræisa stæin þenna upp at G [u] ðmund, broður sinn. Hann varð dahðr a Særkland [i]. Guð hialpi and hans.

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