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<< Our Photo Pages >> FÃ¥berg Runestone - Carving in Norway in Hedmark

Submitted by kenntha88 on Tuesday, 09 November 2010  Page Views: 3505

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: FÃ¥berg Runestone Alternative Name: FÃ¥vang
Country: Norway
NOTE: This site is 1.746 km away from the location you searched for.

Fylke: Hedmark Type: Carving
Nearest Town: Lillehammer  Nearest Village: FÃ¥berg
Latitude: 61.160105N  Longitude: 10.375085E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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FÃ¥berg Runestone
FÃ¥berg Runestone submitted by kenntha88 : The stone seen from a different angle. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This is a runestone from later iron age, it has been dated to the end of the viking age, around 1000AD. The stone is about 3 metres in height, and about 20-30cm wide, it is almost cylindrical.

The runes are made in the later futhark that was in use from around 700-1200AD. The inscription means: "Roar erected this stone after Olve, his father."

The runestone is in sparagmit, it has been put together to its original size, the top part was found in a small ditch right next to the local church in 1879. The stone has been standing in many places around the church, and at some time it was placed in a park in the town of Lillehammer. In 1928 it was removed again back to its original place right next to the cemetery.

An old tale tells of a troll in a mountain nearby threw the stone to hit the church, but it missed. When the runestone was found in 1775, it was three standing stones here, but some years after, only this one remained.

Who Olve and Roar was, we dont know. Roar was a common name in this part of Norway. But maybe the farm Aulestad has its name from one of these caracters?

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FÃ¥berg Runestone
FÃ¥berg Runestone submitted by kenntha88 : A picture of the stone in lighter colours. (Vote or comment on this photo)

FÃ¥berg Runestone
FÃ¥berg Runestone submitted by kenntha88 : A closer up on the stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

FÃ¥berg Runestone
FÃ¥berg Runestone submitted by kenntha88 : The FÃ¥berg runestone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

FÃ¥berg Runestone
FÃ¥berg Runestone submitted by kenntha88 : A close-up photo of the runes on the lower part of the stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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