Runestone U 582
The rune stone U 582 is a lost rune stone that was still in the Söderbykarls kyrka (church) north of Norrtälje in the Roslagen region in Uppland in Sweden around 1830 . It is one of the 14 Swedish rune stones in the Baltic Sea . Many trips to the east by the Vikings went from Roslagen via Finland to Russia . The name Roslagen contributed to the Finnish term "Ruotsi" for Uppland.
Over 130 rune stones are divided into seven groups analogous to the distinctive words used: Baltic Sea (concerning the Baltic States and Finland - 14 stones), England (30), Greece rune stones (30), Hakon Jarl rune stones (3), Italy -Runensteine (2), Ingvar runestones (26) and about 30 Gardarike- or Varangian runestones (Russia Belarus, Ukraine and adjacent areas, concerning) that exist in Denmark and Norway in a few copies.
The script, which dates back to the beginning of the 10th century, is the oldest known source to contain the name Finland. The stone has a serpent band without an Irish belt and a Christian cross.
The text says:
- [biarn huk * ikulfriþ: raistu: stain: aftʀ: utrik: sun: sain * han * uaʀ: tribin: o * fin * lonti]
- “Bjôrn and Ígulfríđr set the stone in memory of Ótryggr, their son. He was killed in Finland ”.
literature
- Klaus Düwel , Anne-Sofie Gräslund: rune stones . In: Heinrich Beck , Dieter Geuenich , Heiko Steuer (Eds.): Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde Vol. 25, de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2003, ISBN 3-11-017733-1 , pp. 585-596.
- Sven BF Jansson: Runstenar . STF, Stockholm 1980 ISBN 91-7156-015-7
- Janine Köster: death inscriptions on Viking Age rune stones. (= Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde - supplementary volumes 89). De Gruyter, Berlin / Boston 2014, ISBN 978-3-11-034198-0 , p. 303 (accessed via De Gruyter Online).
Web links
- Description of location (Swedish)
- [1] - Entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
Coordinates: 59 ° 53 ′ 3.5 ″ N , 18 ° 42 ′ 2.5 ″ E ,