Runestone from Högby
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The rune stone of Högby ( Swedish Högbystenen , no. Ög 81) is in the cemetery of the church of Högby in the municipality of Mjölby in Östergötland in Sweden . Along with the Rökstenen, it is considered Östergötland's most handsome rune stone .
It is not known where the stone originally came from. When Högby's medieval church was built, it was walled into the east wall of the sacristy, where it was discovered by Johan Hadorph in 1687. The stone was placed on the site of the demolished old church in 1874.
The rune stone made of reddish granite is decorated in the Ringerike style and dates from the years 1010 to 1050 AD. Its height is 3.45 m with a width of about 60 cm. The stone is known as the "Greek Stone " because it was erected in honor of a Viking who died in Greece, which is identical to the Byzantine Empire . The runic inscription in the serpentine ribbon on the stone written on several sides reads:
“Thorgard erected this stone after Assyria, his uncle. He died in the east in Greece. "
The stone also reports on the death of the five sons of the farmer Gulle: "Asmund, Assur, Halfdan, Kåre and Boe" and ends with "Torkel carved the runes". There is disagreement about how to interpret the text.
The Bjälbo rune stones are nearby .
Web links
- Runestone from Högby - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
- Description and pictures
- Description Swedish and picture
Coordinates: 58 ° 21 '38 " N , 15 ° 5' 59" E