Title

Eleventh-century Dynna runestone (N 68) in the VÍKINGR exhibition

Alternative Title

The Dynna Stone, a runestone from the late Viking Age originally located in Gran, Norway, as the centrepiece of the VÍKINGR exhibition in the Historical museum in Oslo.

Description

The Dynna stone from Gran in Hadeland, Norway, raised during the first half of the eleventh century. The text along the narrow side on the right relates that this is a memorial that one mother set up after her daughter : “Gunnvǫr, Þryðríkr's daughter, made a bridge in memory of her daughter Ástríðr. She was the handiest maid in Hadeland”. The stone sheds light on the process of Christianisation – a message communicated by text and images. The pictures on the front side depict scenes from the birth of Christ. The top is damaged, and its surface has various small holes and marks. Someone has even carved their initials and the year 1875 inside one of the pictorial motifs on the front.

Identifier

NM-00215

C9909

Contributor

Historical Museum (Oslo)See all items with this value

Date

1049

Temporal Coverage

Viking Age (0750–1100)

Place of Origin

Gran

Norway

60.441111, 10.495556

Current Location

Museum of Cultural History (Oslo, Norway)

59.917091, 10.735397

Format

Stone

Extent

3 meter (tall)

Language

Old Norse [non]

Type

RunestoneSee all items with this value

Runes & InscriptionsSee all items with this value

Mythology & SymbolismSee all items with this value

Subject

Exhibition