The Vang stone was erected during the transitional period from Paganism to Christianity in Norway ca. 1000-1050, A.D. It is a memorial stone with a carved cross and runic inscription. The stone was first described in a letter from Nils Paaske, Bishop of the Diocese of Bjørgvin to Ole Worm in 1626. Bishop Paaske also provided a drawing of the inscription.
Ole Worm was a Danish antiquarian who wrote a number of treatises on rune stones. He was at this time preparing his great work, Monumenta Danica. which was first published during 1643.[2]
Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie reported in 1837 that the stone was then within the cemetery walls surrounding the church. The stone was examined by Oluf Rygh in 1866. In 1905 it was picked up from the wall and raised again to the north wall of the church. [3][4]
Runic Inscription
The runes date back to the middle or the end of the 11th century. The inscription is:
^Tord Askvig (February 11, 2016). "Grindheim kyrkje". Etne kommune. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
Other sources
Sawyer, Birgit (2003) The Viking-Age Rune-Stones: Custom and Commemoration in Early Medieval Scandinavia (Oxford University Press) ISBN978-0199262212
Stocklund, Marie; et al., eds. (2006) Runes and Their Secrets: Studies in Runology (Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press) ISBN978-87-635-0627-4
March 27, 2023
grindheim, stone, coordinates, 6698, 0040, 6698, 0040, norwegian, grindheimsteinen, runestone, from, grindheim, church, etne, municipality, hordaland, norway, contents, history, runic, inscription, references, other, sourceshistory, editthe, vang, stone, erect. Coordinates 59 40 11 N 6 00 14 E 59 6698 N 6 0040 E 59 6698 6 0040 The Grindheim stone Norwegian Grindheimsteinen is a runestone from Grindheim Church in Etne municipality in Hordaland Norway 1 The Grindheim stone Contents 1 History 2 Runic Inscription 3 References 4 Other sourcesHistory EditThe Vang stone was erected during the transitional period from Paganism to Christianity in Norway ca 1000 1050 A D It is a memorial stone with a carved cross and runic inscription The stone was first described in a letter from Nils Paaske Bishop of the Diocese of Bjorgvin to Ole Worm in 1626 Bishop Paaske also provided a drawing of the inscription Ole Worm was a Danish antiquarian who wrote a number of treatises on rune stones He was at this time preparing his great work Monumenta Danica which was first published during 1643 2 Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie reported in 1837 that the stone was then within the cemetery walls surrounding the church The stone was examined by Oluf Rygh in 1866 In 1905 it was picked up from the wall and raised again to the north wall of the church 3 4 Runic Inscription EditThe runes date back to the middle or the end of the 11th century The inscription is thormothr r a isti st a in thana aftir thormoth suithanta fothur sinIn Old Norse THormodr reisti stein thenna eptir THormod svidanda fǫdur sinn Translated to modern English Tormod rose up this stone after Tormod Svidende his father 5 References Edit Grindheim Church Fjord Norge AS Retrieved November 1 2017 Born on This Day Ole Worm collector extraordinaire Victoria and Albert Museum April 22 2007 Retrieved November 1 2017 Hoykorset ved Grindheim kirke i Etne kunsthistorie com Retrieved November 1 2017 Grindheim kyrkjestad Kulturminnesok Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage in Nynorsk Tord Askvig February 11 2016 Grindheim kyrkje Etne kommune Retrieved November 1 2017 Other sources EditSawyer Birgit 2003 The Viking Age Rune Stones Custom and Commemoration in Early Medieval Scandinavia Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0199262212 Stocklund Marie et al eds 2006 Runes and Their Secrets Studies in Runology Copenhagen Museum Tusculanum Press ISBN 978 87 635 0627 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grindheim stone amp oldid 1065096509, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
