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Encyclopedia > Ledberg Runestone
A composite image made from several sides of the stone
A composite image made from several sides of the stone

The Ledberg stone is a runestone in Östergötland, Sweden. Download high resolution version (2048x3072, 1435 KB)image posted by User:OlofE on the Swedish Wikipedia. ... Download high resolution version (2048x3072, 1435 KB)image posted by User:OlofE on the Swedish Wikipedia. ... A rune stone Rune stones are somewhat flat standing stones with runic stone carvings from the Iron Age (Viking Age) and early middle ages found in most parts of Scandinavia. ... (help· info) is a historical Province (landskap) in the south of Sweden. ...


The Younger Futhark inscription is dated to the 11th century and reads Technical note: Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ...

bisi sati sti þisi ift þurkut ... faþur / sin uk þu kuna baþi þmk iii sss ttt iii lll,
"Bisi placed this stone in memory of Þorgautr ... his father / and Gunna, both. þmk iii sss ttt iii lll"

The last part is to be read as

þistil mistil kistil
"thistle, mistletoe, casket"

and is also found on the Grølev stone in Sjælland. It is interpreted as a spell or charm (galdr). The images on the stone show scenes of Ragnarök. Zealand (Danish: Sjælland) is the largest island of Denmark. ... Galðr (plural galðrar) is the Old Norse for spell (compare Old English: gealdor or galdor, derived from which is Modern English yell). ... Look up Ragnarok in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


External links

  • http://web.telia.com/~u31139493/runestones/og181_ledberg.htm


 

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