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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Stedje RunestoneCountry: Norway
NOTE: This site is 2.159 km away from the location you searched for.
Fylke: Sogn og Fjordane Type: Carving
Nearest Town: Sogndal Nearest Village: Stedje
Latitude: 61.226374N Longitude: 7.097726E
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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 |
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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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The runic inscription is carved in runes from the younger Futhark, they are long and slender in appearance.
The runic inscription has been translated to mean: "King Olav shot between these stones."
There has been a lot of speculations about who this king Olav was and where the other stone mentioned in the text is? Were they placed side by side or were the other stone placed where the arrow fell down?
The stone has been dated back to around 1000-1100AD, it could maybe be either Olav Kyrre (king between 1066-1093), Olav Tryggvasson (king 995-1000) or even St.Olav Haraldsson (king 1015-1030), but it could also be a local king that is not mentioned in the sagas.
It could even have been a standing stone from an earlier age, and the arrow shot could be a ritual to "chase away" the paganism.
The site has a beautiful view over the town Sogndal and the Sognefjord. The stone has been moved several times, but today it has been placed on its original spot.
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