Bjudby runestone
The runestone of Bjudby ( Sö 55 ; also runestone of Buddby ) in the parish of Blacksta in Södermanland in Sweden is one of the 30 so-called England rune stones .
It was set up by Þorsteinn in memory of himself and his son Hefnir, who went to England and instead of suffering the death of a warrior overseas, died at home. The stone made of gray granite is 2.8 meters high, 1.3 meters wide, tapers slightly upwards and is 40 to 50 cm thick. The font is eight to eleven centimeters high and a half to one centimeter deep. The stone was broken at the beginning of the 19th century and has been repaired. Inside the complex rune ribbon, which is connected with an Irish belt , there is a Christian cross.
Due to the use of the Ansuz rune for the o-phoneme, the Swedish linguist and runologist Erik Brate (1857-1924) argues that Hefnir took part in an 11th century expedition. He suggests that he was part of the unsuccessful troops sent to England in 1069 by Sven Estridsson under his brother Asbjörn Jarl to take action against William the Conqueror . The inscription was of two rune masters , known as Slode and Brune in runestone style carved Pr2. Brunes signature is also on the stone Sö 178 at Gripsholm Castle .
The text on Sö 55 reads: “Þorsteinn (Torsten) placed this stone in memory of himself and his son Hefnir. The young man valiantly traveled to England and died at home. May God help your souls. Bruni and Slóði carved this stone. "
It only happens 23 times that someone has erected a monument for themselves, of which 19 stones come from Uppland, including in particular the Jarlabankestenarna . Sö 55 is the only such stone in Södermanland.
Nearby is the rune stone Sö 360.
literature
- Mårten Stenberger : Nordic prehistory. Volume 4: Prehistory of Sweden. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1977, ISBN 3-529-01805-8 .
Web links
- Bjudby runestone - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
Coordinates: 58 ° 57 '35.1 " N , 16 ° 36' 58.8" E