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<< Our Photo Pages >> Stora Ekstenen - Carving in Sweden in Västergötland

Submitted by CharcoalBurner89 on Thursday, 21 September 2023  Page Views: 115

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Stora Ekstenen Alternative Name: Vg 4 / B 972 / L 1334
Country: Sweden
NOTE: This site is 5.024 km away from the location you searched for.

Landskap: Västergötland Type: Carving
Nearest Town: Mariestad  Nearest Village: Stora Ek
Latitude: 58.629930N  Longitude: 13.821360E
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.
3 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.
4 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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Stora Ekstenen
Stora Ekstenen submitted by CharcoalBurner89 : It was a rainy day, so the stone appears darker than it actually is. August 25, 2023 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Runestone in Västergötland

- Transliteration: utr : skalt : raisti : stain : þinsi : aftir : þurstain : sun : sin : auk : stain:bru : karþi : (f)(i)(r)(i)(r) : (i)(s) : (a)(t)(i) : (þ)ria : buia : i : homri · auk : þria : tiauku : marka : at : airiki

- Transcription: Oddr Skald reisti stein þenna eptir Þorstein, son sinn, ok steinbrú gerði fyrir. Er átti þrjá býja í hamri ok þrjá tigu marka at Eiríki.

- Translation (Swedish): Udd skald reste denna sten efter Torsten, sin son, och gjorde stenbro för (honom). Han ägde tre gårdar i hammarskifte och trettio marker innestående hos Erik.

- Translation (English): Oddr Skald raised this stone and made the stone-bridge in memory of Þorsteinn, his son. He owned three estates in 'hamarr'-partition and thirty marks (deposit) with Eiríkr.

Year found: -
Dating: 980 - 1015 A.D.
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Stora Ekstenen
Stora Ekstenen submitted by CharcoalBurner89 : August 25, 2023 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Stora Ekstenen
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