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<< Our Photo Pages >> Berge Runestone - Carving in Norway in Telemark

Submitted by kenntha88 on Thursday, 28 August 2014  Page Views: 2458

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Berge Runestone
Country: Norway Fylke: Telemark Type: Carving
Nearest Town: Fyresdal
Latitude: 59.059403N  Longitude: 8.068417E
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.
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
0No data.
5 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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Berge Runestone
Berge Runestone submitted by kenntha88 : Site in Telemark Norway (Vote or comment on this photo)
Runestone in Telemark

On a open field just south of the road to Fyresdal is a runestone. It is a pretty square block of stone with smooth sides. It is around 190cm in height, around 45X40cm wide. On the north side in the east corner there was a runic inscription with 10 signs, however it is not possible to see today, the runic letters have sadly eroded away.

The stone was originally located at the entrance of the church of the lake Nesvatn. One can still see the ruins of the church. The stone was also in use as a pillory stone and used for punishment, usually a pole with an iron hoop where the offender was chained with the instrument around the neck and displayed in a public place, mostly outside a town hall or a church. The stone was moved to its current location when the old church was torn down.

At the original site of the stone (the site today) was found an Iron Age burial with some bones and an axe and a spear tip. Just next to the stone was a large barrow mound and some smaller round barrows, these have sadly been removed.
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Berge Runestone
Berge Runestone submitted by kenntha88 : Site in Telemark Norway (Vote or comment on this photo)

Berge Runestone
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Berge Runestone
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