Runestone from Kvibille

The rune stone is visible under one of the choir windows

The rune stone of Kvibille ( Samnordisk runtextdatabas DR 354) is a rune stone that is walled in in the choir of the church of Kvibille, built in 1673 , near Halmstad in Halland in Sweden . Since Halland belonged to Denmark for a long time , the stone is listed in the Samnordisk runtextdatabas under the sign DR (Denmark's runic inscriptions).

Illustration from “Hallandia antiqua et hodierna” from 1735, showing the old church of Kvibille, the rune stone and Rösen and Treudds in the area

The only slightly damaged rune stone made of granite is 1.67 m long and 0.8 m wide. It dates from the early Middle Ages (1050 to 1150 AD) and was probably walled in in 1673 under the window in the south outer wall of the church. It has the shape of a normal, undecorated rune stone with a serpentine ribbon on the edge of the stone. The 7.0 to 8.0 cm high runes are filled with black paint. The text says:

“Elfi and Thorgautr placed this stone over Thorlaker. May God help his soul ”.

literature

Mårten Stenberger: Nordic prehistory. Volume 4: Prehistory of Sweden. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1977, ISBN 3-529-01805-8 .

Web links

Runestone from Kvibille - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)

56.784466666667 12.833408333333Coordinates: 56 ° 47 ′ 4.1 ″ N , 12 ° 50 ′ 0.3 ″ E