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

Submitted by CharcoalBurner89 on Tuesday, 26 December 2023  Page Views: 89

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Skänningestenen Alternative Name: Ög 165
Country: Sweden
NOTE: This site is 3.262 km away from the location you searched for.

Landskap: Östergötland Type: Carving
Nearest Town: Skänninge
Latitude: 58.395130N  Longitude: 15.086930E
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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Skänningestenen
Skänningestenen submitted by CharcoalBurner89 : August 24, 2023 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Runestone in Östergötland

- Transliteration: Site A: (·) þurun · risti · auk × þiʀ × bruþr × suniʀ : Site B: × tusta × iftiʀ · sin · faþur Site C: × þurkil×k rist × stin : þansi : aufti : tusta :

- Transcription: §A Þórunnr reisti ok þeir brœðr, synir §B Tosta, eptir sinn fǫður. §C Þorkell'k reist stein þenna eptir Tosta.

- Translation (Swedish): §A Þorunnr ræisti ok þæiʀ brøðr, syniʀ §B Tosta, æftiʀ sinn faður. §C Þorkell'k ræist stæin þennsi æftiʀ Tosta.

- Translation (English): §A Þórunnr and his brothers, §B Tosti's sons, raised (the stone) in memory of their father. §C I, Þorkell, carved this stone in memory of Tosti.

Dating: 966–999 A.D.

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

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