St Paul's runestone
The rune stone of St Paul’s in London ( English St Paul's Rune Stone ) was found in the cemetery of St Paul's Cathedral in 1852 .
The decoration of the rune stone , which is dated from 980 to 1070 AD, is the Great Beast cut in the Ringerike style . The depiction is one of the best known of its kind and comes from a Scandinavian artist.
The two-line inscription on the edge of the stone is written in a runic alphabet that was used in Scandinavia around 1000 AD. It marks the grave of a successor to the Danish King Knut , who ruled England from 1016 to 1035. The text says:
"Ginna set this stone and Toki too"
It is possible that Ginna was the widow and Toki was the son of the deceased whose name appeared elsewhere on the tombstone. Traces of paint were found on the stone.
Web links
literature
- James T. Knowles: Runic grave-stone from St Paul's Churchyard, London. In: Illustrated London News 21 of August 28, 1852, p. 157. [Cited as literature in: Klaus Düwel (Ed.): Runic inscriptions as sources of interdisciplinary research. de Gruyter, 1998. ISBN 3-11-015455-2 .]
Coordinates: 51 ° 31 '3 " N , 0 ° 5' 47" W.