Runestone from Tillinge
The runestone of Tillinge ( Samnordisk runtextdatabas U 785) stands between the two portals of the church of Tillinge , west of Enköping in Uppland in Sweden .
Johan Peringskiölds (1654–1720) drew the rune stone still walled under the west gable of the church. In 1946 it was taken out of the wall and has stood in its current location ever since.
The granite stone could be one of the Ingvar stones . It is the only stone besides some of the Ingvar stones that mentions a death in Serkland , an area on the Caspian Sea that was controlled by the Caliphs of Baghdad . The archaic shape of the ornament matches the other Ingvar stones. Against this is the fact that Ingvar's name is mentioned on all other Ingvar stones.
The damaged stone on the top and left is about 1.7 m high, 0.8 to 1.0 m wide and 0.3 m thick. The rune height is 6.0 to 12.0 cm. The text in the inwardly twisted snake ribbon reads:
“Uifas–…: risa: s (t) in: þ (t) ino: ub: at: k-þmunt: bruþur: sin: han: uarþ: tuþr: a: srklant- kuþ halbi: ant: ans“. Translated: “Vifast set this stone after Gudmund, his brother. He died in Särkland. God help his spirit. "
The spelling of "þtino" (Thtino) seems to be a local peculiarity, for which there are other examples in the neighborhood.
literature
- Mårten Stenberger : Nordic prehistory. Volume 4: Prehistory of Sweden. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1977, ISBN 3-529-01805-8 .
Remarks
- ↑ Ingvar Vittfarne ( German "Ingvar der Weitgereiste" , also Ingvar Emundsson) undertook a war trip ( Swedish útrór ) mentioned on 26 rune stones to Serkland on the Caspian Sea , during which he and many of his people died.
Web links
- Runestone from Tillinge - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
- Description and picture (Swedish)
Coordinates: 59 ° 38 ′ 0 ″ N , 16 ° 59 ′ 20.1 ″ E