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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Oddernes RunestoneCountry: Norway
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Fylke: Vest-Agder Type: Carving
Nearest Town: Kristiansand
Latitude: 58.159685N Longitude: 8.013325E
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 |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 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 |
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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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The Oddernes Runestone is a tall and beautiful runestone located in Oddernes church in Kristiansand. The runestone was originally located outside the church some distance to the east but was moved to the inside of the church entrance in 1990.
The runestone is unique since it has two different runic inscriptions believed to be from two different time areas and one of them mentioning St.Olav. The later inscription has probably been added to the already standing runestone long after the first inscription. Both the runic inscriptions are written in the newer futhark and the stone is believed to be from 1000 to 1030AD.
The stone itself is a beautiful standing stone, it is 3,5 metres in height, 65cm wide at the base and around 40 at the top and 17 to 12 cm thick and with a straight cut off top. It has a almost perfect rectangle shaped cross section.
The oldest runic inscription is found on the largest flat surface of the stone and it has been interpreted to mean: "In memory of Nerid stands this stone".
The newest runic inscription is found on the thin side going down the edge of the stone, it has been interpreted as: "Eivind made this church, godson of st.Olav on his land." It is believed to be from the end of the iron age or early middle ages.
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