Ådala runestone
The runestone of Ådala stands on the southern edge of the crime scene Landfjärden in the municipality of Nynäshamn in the Swedish province of Stockholm County . It comes from the final phase of the Viking Age (around 950-1050 AD).
The 1.95 m high and 1.52 m wide rune stone made of gray granite was found during construction work in 1939. Since it was lying with the inscription facing down, it was blown up for transport. The inscription was discovered during removal. In 1943 the reconstructed stone was placed near the site and moved again in 2002.
The text on the stone is difficult to read due to weathering and the destruction when found. It translates as:
"Bjarne and Ger had the stone set up after Näsbjörn (?), Their father, ... Gudfinn's brother."
All personal names were still unknown for Södermanland at the time they were found. There are simultaneous records of Bjarne from Norway and Iceland , Ger and Gudfinn are also recorded on Iceland.
literature
- Sven Jansson: Sörmländska runstensfynd , in: Fornvännen 1948, pp. 282–314 ( online ; PDF; 3.8 MB)
Web links
- Ådala runestone - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
- Description (Swedish; PDF; 20 kB)
Coordinates: 59 ° 1 ′ 50.8 ″ N , 17 ° 59 ′ 18.1 ″ E