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<< Our Photo Pages >> Vadstenastenen - Carving in Sweden in Östergötland

Submitted by CharcoalBurner89 on Tuesday, 26 December 2023  Page Views: 75

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Vadstenastenen Alternative Name: Ög 179 / L 1172
Country: Sweden Landskap: Östergötland Type: Carving
Nearest Town: Vadstena
Latitude: 58.450600N  Longitude: 14.892240E
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
3 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
5

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Vadstenastenen
Vadstenastenen submitted by CharcoalBurner89 : August 24, 2023 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Runestone in Östergötland

- Transliteration: … …i : stin : þonsi : ʀfti : ʀskil faþur sin :

- Transcription: … … stein þenna eptir Áskel, fǫður sinn.

- Translation (Swedish): … … stæin þannsi æftiʀ Æskel, faður sinn.

- Translation (English): … this stone in memory of Áskell, his father.

Dating: 1010–1050 A.D.

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Vadstenastenen
Vadstenastenen submitted by CharcoalBurner89 : August 24, 2023 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Vadstenastenen
Vadstenastenen submitted by CharcoalBurner89 : August 24, 2023 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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