Kylverstein
The Kylverstein (G 88) was named after the Kylver farm in Stånga in Gotland , where the limestone was probably used as a grave slab in the past. The inscription on the rune stone was carved into the stone around 400 AD, which is why some believe that the rune writing came to Sweden via Gotland . The oldest rune stones (the Einangstein and the Kjölevikstein from Norway ) may be about the same age.
On the stone found in 1903 is a complete alphabet of runic characters from the older Futhark , which is the oldest runic characters found in Sweden. In addition to the alphabet, there are also several T-runes that resemble a branching tree and the palindrome “sueus” ( ᛊᚢᛖᚢᛊ ), the meaning of which is unknown. The oldest evidence of a runic inscription is the crest of Vimose (from 160 AD). The Meldor primer is even older (around 50 AD), but this inscription consists of runes, which can also be Latin characters. The oldest complete series of runes can be found on the Kylverstein:
|
| ᚠᚢᚦᚨᚱᚲᚷᚹᚺᚾᛁᛃᛈᛇᛉᛊᛏᛒᛖᛗᛚᛜᛞᛟ |
| fuþarkgwhnijpïzstbemlŋdo |
Historians and linguists have since tried to interpret the inscriptions. So far, however, without result. Some historians are of the opinion that the alphabet was "written" for practice purposes and that the stone was later provided with additional characters to serve as a grave cover. Others believe that the entire inscription is supposed to be some kind of magic, the meaning of which is unknown. There are even various theories about magic, none of which can be proven.
The original is in the Historical Museum in Stockholm.
literature
- Klaus Düwel , Wilhelm Heizmann : The older Fuþark. Tradition and possible effects of the rune series. In: Alfred Bammesberger , Gaby Waxenberger (Hrsg.): The fuÞark and its individual language developments (= supplementary volumes to the Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde . Volume 51). Walter de Gruyter, Berlin et al. 2006, ISBN 3-11-019008-7 , pp. 3-60.
Web links
- Interpretations of the inscription of the Kylverstein by Runenprojekt Kiel
Coordinates: 57 ° 17 '7.8 " N , 18 ° 26" 24.5 " E