Runic block by Ed

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Runic block from Ed - A side
Ed rune block - B side

The Rune block Ed ( Swedish Runblocket vid Ed ) is a two-sided labeled erratic , as the Runenstein U 112 , registered in the Kyrkstigen Ed south of Upplands Väsby in Uppland located. The boulder is about 5.0 meters wide, 4.3 m thick and 3.0 m high. Runic blocks are a special form of rune stones (see also Ramsundritzung Sö101 and Sö 327).

There are two inscriptions about 1.9 m high on the block. The one on the western side is 0.9 m wide and the one on the southern side is 1.1 m wide. The runes in the dragon snakes decorated in the Urnes style are 8 cm high and date from the 11th century. The long-known stone was described by John Bureus (1568–1652) and Martin Aschaneus (1575–1641). According to Martin Aschaneus, the stone was known locally as "Konungsstenen" (Königsstein).

The client for the inscription was Ragnvald Ingvarsson , the leader of the Varangian Guard , an elite unit of the Byzantine emperor. When he got back to Ed, he had the memorial for Fastvi, his mother, built.

Up close, the runestone is from Eds , now in Oxford .

inscription

  • A-side: Ragnvald had these runes carved after Fastvi of his mother, Onam's daughter who died in Ed, God help her soul.
  • B-side: Ragnvald had the runes carved. He was chief of the guard in Greece.

Nearby is a replica of Ed's rune stone (U 104).

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Coordinates: 59 ° 30 '10.8 "  N , 17 ° 52' 4.6"  E