Runestone from Enberga
The runestone of Enberga ( Samnordisk runtextdatabas U 808) stands on the east side of the road C 568 between the church of Biskopskulla and the Fröslunda church, in Uppland in Sweden . At the edge of the forest, about 10.0 m behind the rune stone , there is a stone that has not yet been written on. The rune stone and the stone without an inscription were placed in their current locations in 1926.
The approximately 2.0 m high rune stone, dated 1050–1080 AD, was probably carved by the rune master Balle , who worked in the region in the second half of the 10th century. Balle left around 20 rune stones in Uppland. But U 808 does not have a signature.
The rune stone made of red granite shows a fine ornament with two intricate serpentine bands. The inscription starts at the head of the animal looking to the left and continues to its tail. The second part of the inscription begins at the tail of the second animal and ends at the head. In the center there is a ring cross designed as a Solomon's knot.
The runic inscription:
The inscription in the translation:
- Gisl and Ingemund, good young men, had the monument made after Halvdan, their father, and Ödis, their mother. God help her soul now.
literature
- Elias Wessén, Sven Birger Fredrik Jansson: Upplands runinskrifter , part 3 (= Sveriges runinskrifter , volume 8), Almqvist & Wiksell, Uppsala 1951, pp. 412-416. ( online )
- Mårten Stenberger : Nordic prehistory. Volume 4: Prehistory of Sweden. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1977, ISBN 3-529-01805-8 .
- Marlies Philippa: The inscriptions of the Swedish rune master Balli. In: Amsterdam Contributions to Older German Studies Volume 12 (1977), pp. 23–45.
Web links
- Runestone from Enberga - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
Coordinates: 59 ° 43 ′ 15.4 " N , 17 ° 14 ′ 53.7" E