The Hälsingtuna Hs 10 runestone at Hälsingtuna church

The Hälsingtuna Hs 10 runestone at Hälsingtuna church

Located at Hälsingtuna church in the Hudiksvalls municipality of Hälsingland, the Hälsingtuna Hs 10 runestone is a large granite monument featuring two profiled round animals and a braided cross.

The Hälsingtuna Hs 10 runestone is located at Hälsingtuna church in the Hälsingtuna parish, in the Hudiksvalls municipality of Hälsingland. The stone was in its current location before the church, which dates to the 1100s, was built. The stone is made of granite and measures 3.5 m high, up to 2.5 m wide, and 0.25 m thick.

The runestone features an inscription made with staveless runes, which are a simplification of the younger runic alphabet. The carving is partially worn away, but the ornamentation consists of two profiled round animals and a large, braided cross.

The runestone is inscribed with a text that transliterates as follows: runor, Linis sun, denna sten. som söderut i. denna sten efter sina tre söner, Fróðmarr/Hróðmarr. och Brúsi Ásbjörns son målade dessa runor. tyd. Källström believes the word runaʀ stands in an inappropriate context and should therefore be read as part of the woman's name Álfrún. The stone was read by Peterson in 1994 and Källström in 2007.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

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