Runestones from Tanum
The rune stones from Tanum are at the church ( Tanums kyrka ) in Tanumshede in the Bohuslän in Sweden, which is known for the rock carvings from Tanum . The two rune stones , known as the Tanum and Röö stones, are believed to be two of the oldest rune stones. They date from the late Iron Age around 400–600 AD.
Tanum stone
The height of the stone is 2.35 m. The weathered inscription consists of 20 runes. It is the subject of controversy in various readings. One is accordingly a memorial stone for a Thrawinge or Threwinge. The other view is that it is a magical stone that punishes with infirmity whoever removes it from its place.
Röö stone
The real Röö stone is in the State Historical Museum in Stockholm , as the stone was in very poor condition at the time it was found and some of the runes are no longer legible due to splintering. However, there is a replica south of the church. The stone is over two meters high, very thin and 65 centimeters wide. It comes from the same period as the Grebbestad burial ground and contains around 60 legible runes. This is the longest inscription in ancient Futhark that was found in Sweden. The interpretation of the content is controversial, one translation is: »Swafarr betrayed, Sten scratched. I Hrarar set up the stone for all time «. Prof. Lindroth took the view that "betrayed" should be replaced by "seriously injured".
literature
- Tore Ahlbäck: Old Norse and Finnish Religions and Cultic Place Names : based on Papers read at the Symposium on Encounters Between Religions in Old Nordic Times and on Cultic Place Names, held at Abo, Finland, August 19-21, 1987. (1990)
Web links
- Information about the Röö-Stein (Swedish)
Coordinates: 58 ° 42 ′ 59.4 ″ N , 11 ° 19 ′ 58.1 ″ E