<< Our Photo Pages >> Grindheim Runestone - Carving in Norway in Sogn og Fjordane
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Multi-periodSite Name: Grindheim RunestoneCountry: Norway
NOTE: This site is 5.603 km away from the location you searched for.
Fylke: Sogn og Fjordane Type: Carving
Nearest Town: Haugesund Nearest Village: Etne
Latitude: 59.669742N Longitude: 6.003749E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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The runestone is 3.75 metres in height, around 1 metre wide and around 20 cm deep. It has a very nice shape and almost a polished surface. The runic inscription is running from top to bottom along the narrow side of the stone.
The runic inscription is in the newer runes, it dates the stone to around 1000 to 1050BC, it has been translated: "Tormod erected this stone in memory of Tormod Svidande, his father." The name "svidande" is probably a nickname, meaning something like "the one who burns".
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