Tingsflisan
The Tingsflisan is a rune stone in Köpingsvik on the Swedish island of Öland in the Baltic Sea .
The very well-preserved stone is located southeast of the church in Köping . With a height of almost three meters, a width of 1.5 m and a thickness of 20 cm, it is one of the largest rune stones in Öland. It is inscribed with runes , the text of which reads in Swedish in the serpentine ribbon with an Irish belt in the lower center :
Torer och Torsten och Trofast dessa bröder remnants stenen efter sin fader Gunnfos. Gud hjälpe hans själ.
Translated into German , the inscription shows:
Torer and Torsten and Trofast, these brothers built this stone for their father Gunnfos. God keep his soul.
Web links
- Tingsflisan - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
Coordinates: 56 ° 52 ′ 35.6 " N , 16 ° 43 ′ 16.9" E