The Getinge-sten 1 runestone of Halland

The Getinge-sten 1 is a runestone, or possibly a grave stone, that was built into a wall in Getinge, Getinge parish, and Halmstads municipality in Halland. The stone is 150 cm tall, 50 cm wide, and 30 cm thick, made of granite. The slab tapers slightly and becomes thinner towards the top. It rests on a carved stone base and was built into the oldest part of the building, a thick wall section in the west constructed around 1200.

Ornamentally, the stone is unusual with asymmetrical loops like a wobbling wave, featuring a ball in the middle of the wavy line in the upper right corner of the image surface. Under the wave is the entire runic line, except for "after Åke," which is placed separately at the top left. Between the wave and "after Åke" is a long-legged wading bird, and in the lower left corner hangs a large, strange flower.

Another interpretation of the motif is a mythical beast with short forelimbs, a bird figure, a flower figure, and rope-like rods along the outer edges. Between the flower and the bird is a circle in a crossed cross, and next to this is another smaller cross without a circle. In the lower right edge is a palmetted triskeele or three-pronged ornament, and the runes in f sit as a signature in the far right corner. The stone is carved on both the front and back side. The translated inscription reads: "Randr let resa sten denna efter Åke."

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