Runestone from Kårestad
The rune stone of Kårestad (Sm 11 - also Kung Kåres sten ; German called King Kåres stone ) is located southwest of the hamlet Kårestad, north of Furuby in Småland in Sweden .
The approximately 2.85 m high and 35 cm thick rune stone is made of granite and is not a tombstone, but a monument that emphasized the importance of the family who raised it. It is about 1.0 m wide at the bottom and tapers to 65 cm at the top. It dates from the 11th century, is slightly inclined and is probably in its original place. The approximately 10 cm high inscription in the younger Futhark stands in an undecorated band of snakes and begins in the lower right corner. The inscription reads: "The sons of Klack had the stone carved for their father and for Kale (Kalle or Galle) and Viking, their brothers."
That a man got the name Viking shows that the word had a positive sound. The name appears on more than 20 rune stones (e.g. on the rune stone at Växjö Cathedral ).
Legends
In the 19th century, the people of Kårestad said the stone had fallen on its side and they had to be raised to put an end to the haunted house. A legend tells that there is a bad harvest in the village towards which the stone is leaning. According to another legend, a king Korre is buried under the stone.
Names that refer to a king can also be found on megalithic sites ( Kung Björns Grav , Kung Rings Grav , Kung Östens Grav ), on Rösen ( Kung Tryggves grav ) and on building stones ( Slummesten or Kung Götriks sten, Kung Anes sten , “Kung Sigges sten ”or the menhir pair“ Kung Råds grav ”) and are even more common in Denmark .
Web links
- Runestone from Kårestad - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
- description
Coordinates: 56 ° 52 ′ 45.3 " N , 15 ° 0 ′ 48.9" E