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Submitted by CharcoalBurner89 on Thursday, 29 September 2022  Page Views: 417

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Store Rygbjerg Runesten Alternative Name: Randbøl-stenen, DR 40 / DK SJy 14
Country: Denmark
NOTE: This site is 10.153 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Syddanmark Type: Carving
Nearest Town: Billund  Nearest Village: Frederikshåb
Latitude: 55.656020N  Longitude: 9.214340E
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
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4 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
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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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Store Rygbjerg Runesten
Store Rygbjerg Runesten submitted by CharcoalBurner89 : September 22, 2022 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Runestone in Syddanmark

- Transliteration of the runes: tufi : bruti : risþi : stin : þansi : aft : lika : brutia : þiR : stafaR : munu : þurkuni : miuk : liki : lifa :

- Transcription of the runes: Tōfi Bryti rēsþi stēn þannsi æft līka brytia. ÞēR stafaR munu Þōrgunni miǫk længi lifa.

- Translation (Danish): Tue Bryde rejste denne sten efter brydens hustru. Disse stave vil leve meget længe for Thorgunn.

- Translation (English): Tue Bryde erected this stone after the bridegroom's wife. These staves will live a very long time for Thorgunn.

The Randbøl rune stone - also known as the large Rybjerg stone - occupies a special position in the series of Danish rune stones from the Viking Age. The rune stone is the only one in Denmark that was found on a burial mound with a presumably simultaneous burial.
The runic inscription is dated between 900-970 and runs in three vertical bands.
However, the circumstances of the find meant that the stone initially suffered major damage. The local stonemason did not notice the runes when they first discovered them in 1874, so he began to process the stone (hence the current setting in a base). The stone has the following measures: height 185 centimeters, width 100 cm centimeter, depth 30 cm centimeters.

A wonderful historical summary in German can be found under the following link (with historical photos!): http://www.wikinger-in-daenemark.de

Fortidsminder: https://www.kulturarv.dk/fundogfortidsminder/Lokalitet/60322/
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Store Rygbjerg Runesten
Store Rygbjerg Runesten submitted by CharcoalBurner89 : September 22, 2022 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Store Rygbjerg Runesten
Store Rygbjerg Runesten submitted by CharcoalBurner89 : The information board, which was unfortunately somewhat damaged. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Store Rygbjerg Runesten
Store Rygbjerg Runesten submitted by CharcoalBurner89 : At the entrance you will find this stone. This makes it easier to find the access point! (Vote or comment on this photo)

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