Runestone 2 by Østermarie
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The rune stone 2 by Østermarie ( Danish Østermarie-sten 2 - also called DR 391 or DK Bh 52) consists of three composite fragments. The rune stone stands upright between the new church and the church ruins of Østermarie on the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea . Its state of preservation is good.
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The stone was mentioned in the priest's report in 1869. The first fragments were found in 1624 and 1869. The last of the three fragments was found in 1885 when the old church was demolished. The granite stone is 1.45 m high, 21 to 22 cm wide and 28 to 32 cm thick.
The undecorated rune stone belongs to the group of late Bornholm stones from the transition period between the Viking Age (800 to 1050 AD) and the older Middle Ages (1075–1125 AD)
The inscription in Norsk reads: “Barne og Sibbe og Tue de traveled stenen etter deres far Keltil. Krist hjelpe hans sjel ”. Translated: Barne, Sibbe and Tue erect the stone after their father Keld. Christ help his soul .
Barne and Tue are also represented on runestone 3 by Østermarie (DK Bh 53), which they erected for their brother Sibbe. The inscription formula on Bh 52 is typical for Bornholm rune stones. The place of the inscription on the narrow sides of the stone is atypical. The inscription is aligned parallel and in bustrophedon (ox turned) in two lines on each narrow side. The text lines are separated by a line. The inscription begins at the bottom right of page A. On page B, it continues in the left line, but not all the way down, there is the last word.
Nearby lies passage grave Hallebrøndshøj . The rune stone 5 by Østermarie (DR 394 - also Bh 55) was also placed between the churches.
literature
- Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politics bog om Danmarks oldtid . Copenhagen 2002 ISBN 87-567-6458-8 , p. 225
- Leif Vognsen :. Runest Danmarks. Runesten på Bornholm - bevaringarbejdet 1986–1990. København 1992, pp. 28-29.
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Coordinates: 55 ° 8 '17.2 " N , 15 ° 0' 57.4" E