Runestone from Hol

The new runestone from Hol

The pillar-like rune stone from Hol ( Samnordisk runtextdatabas Vg NOR1997; 27 or VgNf1996) is located south of the church of Hol near Vårgårda in Västergötland in Sweden . The rune stone Vg 155 is in the armory of the church .

The Viking Age rune stone made of coarse-grained gneiss is 2.95 m high, 0.51–0.53 m wide and 0.30–0.39 m thick. The runic inscription , between 18 and 11 cm high, begins at the bottom left and follows the sides of the stone in a U-shaped band. The title page is well preserved because the stone was inserted into the church wall with this side down. The inscription on the narrow side has been removed in the middle, as the side in the wall was facing outwards.

The text reads: "Ulf and Assur built this stone after Aslak, a very good thegn, his father, a great friend."

The names Ulf and Assur are common names in runic inscriptions, while the name Aslak was most commonly used in western Sweden and Norway. The term “ein very good tägn (tegn)” is a well-known addition in the local style.

Runestones from Hol
The older rune stone from Hol (Vg 155)

The stone was found in 1996 when the plaster was removed from the outside walls of the church in connection with restoration work. It was taken out of the wall and the surfaces were cleaned and painted in 1996. The rock carvings at Godegården are nearby .

literature

Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politikens bog om Danmarks oldtid (= Politikens håndbøger. ). Politiken, Copenhagen 2002, ISBN 87-567-6458-8 .

Individual evidence

↑ Tegn, thegn or tägn is a vague term that was used in Denmark, England (also in Shakespeare's Thane of Glamis ) and Scandinavia during the Viking Age . In the Nordic region it was written þegn or þekn. It often appears in connection with "a very good", e.g. B. on Velandastenen . It was also used as a personal name. In Sweden it occurs on rune stones. In England the word is used in handwritten documents.

Web links

Runenstein Vg NOR 1997; 27 - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
Runestone Vg 155 - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
Vg NOR 1997; 27 - Pictures, description and interpretation of the script (Swedish)
Vg 155 - Pictures, description and interpretation of the script (Swedish)

57.97502 12.6652Coordinates: 57 ° 58 ′ 30.1 ″ N , 12 ° 39 ′ 54.7 ″ E

[1] Tegn, thegn or tägn is a vague term that was used in Denmark, England (also in Shakespeare's Thane of Glamis ) and Scandinavia during the Viking Age . In the Nordic region it was written þegn or þekn. It often appears in connection with "a very good", e.g. B. on Velandastenen . It was also used as a personal name. In Sweden it occurs on rune stones. In England the word is used in handwritten documents.