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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Skeisteinen RunestoneCountry: Norway Fylke: Telemark Type: Carving
Nearest Village: Fyresdal
Latitude: 59.203855N Longitude: 8.085262E
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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These two small standing stones are found on both sides of a local road just next to a small local airport. The runestone is found on the west side of the road, while the small standing stone without runes is on the east side. They are both just a few metres from the road.
There were originally four stones here but two of them have previously been removed. The stones have been used as markers in horse riding competitions, and perhaps also in medieval times.
The runestone is around 70cm in height, around 30cm wide and around 20cm thick. The runic inscription has been interpreted as "Torolv wrote, these runes shall say over the ones who borrow a stirrup". The strange text is believed to be from some old law or rule in ancient horse gaming competitions, since they were used in them up until almost modern times. The stone has a piece of its top missing.
The other small standing stone is around 50cm in height, around 20 cm wide and around 20cm thick. Because of its small size it is easily overlooked.
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