Hansta rune stones
The rune stones from Hansta (also Hägerstalund or Järvafältet; cat.no. U72 and 73) were two rune stones that originally belonged together in the Hansta nature reserve in Spånga-Tensta , a district in the north-west of the Swedish capital Stockholm .
Both date from the late Viking Age , around 980–1100 AD. Stone U72 was moved to the Skansen open-air museum in 1896 , stone U73 is at its original location.
The two granite rune stones are impressive examples of their genus. They carry an updated text and document the raids of the Vikings in the east. The serpentine ribbon stones , the runic writing of which runs from the head of a snake over the tangled body to the end of the tail, developed with the Ringerike and Urnes styles . Both stones bear a cross.
Stone U72
The text of the triangular stone reads: "Gaerthar and Jorund have these stones built for their nephews Aernmund and Ingimund".
Stone U73
The text of the other stone continues: “These monuments are made in memory of Inga's sons. She (Inga) came into inheritance after them, but the brothers, Gaerthar and his brother, came into their (Inga) inheritance (after Inga's death). They (Aernmund and Ingimund) died in Greece ”. The rune stone is signed by the rune master Visäte, who also signed the stones U 337 , U 614 by Torsätra and the rune plate Fv1946; 258 by Fällbro.
literature
- Wolfram zu Mondfeld: Viking trip . Koehler, Herford 1985, ISBN 3-7822-0360-7 , pp. 111 .
- Johannes Maringer: The snake in art and cult of prehistoric people In: Anthropos Vol. 72, 1977, pp. 881-920
Web links
- Hansta rune stones - entry in the "Fornsök" database of the Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
- Runic dictionary: U 72 (U72) - Hansta (numera Hägerstalund) (Swedish and English; brief description with map)
- Runic dictionary: U 73 (U73) - Hansta (numera Hägerstalund) (Swedish and English; brief description with map)
- Illustration of U72
- Description of U73 (Swedish)
Coordinates: 59 ° 25 '18 " N , 17 ° 53' 59.7" E