Stenkvista runestone

Coordinates: 59°18′52″N 16°31′57″E / 59.3145°N 16.5326°E / 59.3145; 16.5326
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The Stenkvista runestone in Södermanland, Sweden, with its Thor's hammer.

The Stenkvista runestone, designated as

Mjöllnir. This runestone is one of several runestones in Scandinavia that has a dedication to Thor. While the tradition of carving inscriptions into boulders began in the 4th century and lasted into the 12th century, most runestones in Scandinavia date from the late Viking Age
.

Description

The Stenkvista runestone, which currently lies in a churchyard, is made of granite and is 2.2 meters in height. It is classified as being in

DR 331 in Gårdstånga.[2][3]

Sö 111 in 1916.

The runic text indicates that the stone is a memorial raised by three sons to their father Þjóðmundr. Two

Norse pagan gods appear as theophoric name elements in two of the personal names listed in the inscription. The name Freygeirr translates as "Freyr's Spear"[4] and Þorgautr as "Thor-Goth."[5]

Inscription

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helki

Helgi

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auk

ok

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fraykaiʀ

Freygeirr

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auk

ok

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þorkautr

Þorgautr

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raistu

reistu

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merki

merki

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siʀun

sírún/sírýn

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at

at

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þiuþmunt

Þjóðmund,

faþur

fôður

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sin

sinn.

* helki * auk * fraykaiʀ * auk * þorkautr * raistu * merki * siʀun * at * þiuþmunt faþur * sin

{} Helgi {} ok {} Freygeirr {} ok {} Þorgautr {} reistu {} merki {} sírún/sírýn {} at {} Þjóðmund, fôður {} sinn.

Helgi and Freygeirr and Þorgautr raised the rune-decorated landmark in memory of Þjóðmundr, their father.[6]

References

  1. ISBN 0-8122-3511-8
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  2. ISBN 3-11-015455-2
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  3. ISBN 3-900538-81-6
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  4. ^ Cleasby, Richard; Vigfússon, Guðbrandur (1878). An Icelandic-English Dictionary. Clarendon Press. p. 196.
  5. ^ Ferguson, Robert (1883). Surnames as a Science. London: George Routledge & Sons. p. 63.
  6. ^ Project Samnordisk Runtextdatabas Svensk Archived 2011-08-07 at the Wayback Machine - Rundata entry for Sö 111.

59°18′52″N 16°31′57″E / 59.3145°N 16.5326°E / 59.3145; 16.5326

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