Urine gestures
The urine gesture ( Samnordisk runtextdatabas Sö 298) is a rune stone that stands at Länsväg 257, east of Uringe and south of Stockholm on Södertörn in Södermanland in Sweden . The stone, known since the 17th century, stands near the border between Botkyrka and Haninge .
The gray granite stone is relatively intact. It is about 2.3 m high, 1.8 m wide at the base and has a thickness of 10–30 cm. The height of the runes is between 12 and 15 cm. It shows a snake with an Irish belt and a Christian cross. The stone was described by Richard Dybeck (1811–1877) in 1855 and made famous in 1899 by Erik Brate (1857–1924).
The inscription attributed to the rune master Halvdan reads: Håur and Karl and Sighjälm and Vihjälm and Kåre made this stone after Vigmar, their father.
Nearby is the Södra Beteby rune stone and the Slagsta rock carving , the largest Bronze Age carving in Stockholm.
literature
- Mårten Stenberger: Nordic prehistory. Volume 4: Prehistory of Sweden. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1977, ISBN 3-529-01805-8 .
Web links
- 226: 1 & tab = 3 urine gestures - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
Coordinates: 59 ° 7 ′ 40.6 ″ N , 17 ° 54 ′ 46.8 ″ E