![]() They are loaded from Flickr so please click on them for image credits.Ĭlick here to see more info for this site These images may not be of the site on this page, but were taken nearby. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.ĭo not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor. You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. It has now been relocated to the lawn in front of the local county seat due to the construction of a new bridge, between 19, on the original site. The stone (J RS1928 66 $) is also unique in that it was done in memory of Austmaðr's Christianization of Jämtland and bridge building, rather than as a cenotaph. Trjónn - (English: Snout - A name more or less specific to Jämtland, and also found in several Medieval documents from Jämtland) ![]() Jamtaland (English: Land of the "Jamtar"- The Old Norse name for Jämtland where jamti may mean 'hard-working person' cf. Guðfastr (English: He who is faithful to God) Similarly, Vestmaðr (English: Man from the West) was an Old West Norse-speaking Briton. The following Old Norse person and place names appear in the inscription:Īustmaðr (English: Man from the East) - An Old West Norse speaking man from Mainland Scandinavia. See below for composer Wilhelm Peterson-Berger and the Frösö Runestone.Īustmaðr, Guðfastr's son, had this stone raised and this bridge built and Christianized Jämtland. It now stands in front of Landstingsborgen "the county council fort/castle", on Frösön. It originally stood at the tip of ferry terminal on the sound between the island of Frösön and Östersund. In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to findĬo-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinatesĮxternal Links: Image: Frösö Runestone submitted by Creative Commonsįrösöstenen is the northern-most raised runestone in the World and Jämtland's only runestone. Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marksĬan be driven to, probably with disabled access Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site Submitted by Andy B on Sunday, 10 June 2018 Page Views: 1481Įarly Medieval (Dark Age) Site Name: Frösö RunestoneCountry: Sweden Landskap: Ångermanland Type: Carving Frösö Runestone - Carving in Sweden in Ångermanland
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