Runestones from Sønder Vissing
The two rune stones from Sønder Vissing (No. DR 55) are in the karnhaus of the church of the same name. Sønder Vissing is located southwest of Aarhus , not far from Skanderborg in Jutland ( Denmark ).
Stone I.
The rune stone was discovered in 1836 in the eastern part of the cemetery wall by Sønder Vissing. In 1838 the stone, which is one of the historical rune stones, was moved to the Karnhaus. Its inscription reads: "Tove, the daughter of Mistive, Harald the Good, Gorm's son, wife, had these monuments made for her mother". It is one of the oldest sources in the history of Denmark, since Harald, who is called the Good, is probably King Harald Blue Tooth (d. 987), who had the rune stones built by Jelling . Mistives is probably the Abodrite prince Mistiwoj († 990/995) who ruled Ostholstein. However, no other source reports that Harald also had a wife named Tove . Runologically, the inscription is dated to around 980 AD.
Stone II
The other runestone from Sønder Vissing was also discovered in 1836. It was in the entrance to the cemetery with the inscription facing up. In 1838 the stone was moved to the Karnhaus. The heavily worn inscription says that a woman had the stone erected (which is quite rare). It reads: "Toke made these monuments for her father Abe (Ebbe), a wise man". On one side there are many bowls that prove that it was a sacred stone as early as the Bronze Age .
literature
- Thomas Birkmann: From Ågedal to Malt - The Scandinavian runic inscriptions from the end of the 5th to the end of the 9th century 1995 ISBN 3-11-014510-3
- Peter Vilhelm Glob : prehistoric monuments of Denmark . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1968, p. 204
- Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politics bog om Danmarks oldtid . Copenhagen 2002 ISBN 87-567-6458-8 , p. 107
Coordinates: 56 ° 1 ′ 23.5 ″ N , 9 ° 38 ′ 31.9 ″ E