I thought the names on the last stone sounded a bit archaic, and it turns out that my source had written them in Old Norse for some reason. For example, Jacob's name is actually spelled "Iakop i Managardum" on the stone.
Jag vill bara rätta en information om som var fel. Björkestorp och Björketorpsstenen ligger i Blekinge, inte i Skåne. Tack för en i övrigt bra film om runstenar
There is another fascinating runestone called 'Örbystenen'. The inscription honours the man who paid for/rose the stone, lord Vigmund. It is the only runestune (what I've heard) where the inscription honours the man who rose the stone. The stone was sent to the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1867 and won a bronze medal. On its return it was dropped in the harbour of Le Havre and remained underwater for decades until it was found and brought back to Sweden again. It now stands in the park outside the main hall of Uppsala University.
There is a stone inscribed with runes in a churchyard in Epping Forest north of London. I used to visit it regularly when I lived in London. It fascinated me for decades. It seems to have been erected 1918, and I was informed the runic inscription is the opening passage of the poem Beowulf. No curse associated with it though.
I live within a 5-10 min drive to "Björketorpsstenen", The Björketorp rune. We were taught that the meaning of the inscription were that you weren't allowed to break or take anything from the site or else you would be cursed with bad luck and "angriness" which could also mean or be synonymous with unmanliness (homosexuality) at the time when it was carved.
Ergi, Argr (today used as "arg" = angry) was an insult used to mean effeminate or the person taking the passive role in a homosexual relationship. This means that homosexuality wasn't exactly frowned upon, it was only bad if you took the role of the woman. Being a man was a great privilege, so being unmanly was very insulting to other men, lowering their perceived status. There were also other things considered Ergi, like magic. The act of Seidr for example, seeing the future, was only allowed to be practiced by women. Though, Odin was famously a practitioner of Seidr, as well as other magics, and shapeshifting into women and horses and.. well it was a wild time. It's also worth noting that calling another man Ergi would be such a grave offense that you might have to duel to the death. If you refused, male relatives would have to fight for you, because your entire family would be shamed. I once read a story, which I can't find the source for right now, of two warriors in Valhalla that had a very deep relationship where they fought and feasted together every day. They were equals, but eventually one of them boasted that he could hit a target with an arrow much further away than his friend (or something similar). The other man was so deeply offended that they had to fight to the death, essentially losing his place in "warrior heaven" and the holy battle. So men could have a very deep relationship, probably what we call love today, as long as they didn't imply that they weren't equal. Being worse, or weaker would mean you were unmanly, like a woman.
Tack för runstensinformationen! Mycket intressant för mig som härstammar från tre kända vikingar och har två barn med vikingatida namn (Björn och Ylva). Imponerande! I ett år jobbade jag på Historiska musset 1972 hos chefen Schönbäck på järnåldersavdelningen. Tor vige dig!!
Quite interesting... I always wondered what many of these stones in a circle meant. Then to have these runes written on them was even more fascinating!🎭🤔❤️👍❗
I've thought about making one on ancient Greek tombstones, since they can be quite personal sometimes. I know very little about Ogham, but it seems interesting. So maybe? Thanks for the suggestion!
So a farmer plowed his fields and found a stone which reads “It is not touched by the sun and the stone is not scored by an iron knife.”? Pretty foreshowing by the inscriber, what will eventually happen.
I'm Danish, and in Denmark they have this Jellingesten, the dumdums keep saying its jesus on the stone.. if you know about the saga with ragnar lodbrog and the snakepit.. then it's clear it aint jesus but a man laying in a pit of snakes.. :D
Your videos are very interesting. I'd love to hear some facts about the French Bourbonic monarchy, Louis XIV or Marie Antoinette etc. I wouldn't say I am a monarchist, I just love to hear about royal history, especially of the grandest sort like the Russians, or the French. Fascinating.
There may be an alternative interpretation of the Rökstone... ruclips.net/video/QuVPioqdVTI/видео.html A description of how Östergötland is organized to defend trade and collect taxes by one king Björn... Very interesting! The stone is carved in riddles with references everybody knew at the time.
@@basedgodkyon There is the Kensington Runestone found in North Minnesota. The authenticity is debated, but The Smithsonian has verified that it's indeed authentic. Viking axes and settlements have also been discovered in the United States and Canada.
@UCbTMAvIGcUVcDwSajaKHtYA The Kensington Runestone is a proven fraud. It's written in psuedo 19th century Swedish/Norwegian. There. Case solved. There is no debate about its authenticity. A viking settlement has indeed been found in Newfoundland, Canada. But seeing as how the settlement of Vinland (North America) was a short-lived venture, no further evidence of settlements have been found so far.
I thought the names on the last stone sounded a bit archaic, and it turns out that my source had written them in Old Norse for some reason. For example, Jacob's name is actually spelled "Iakop i Managardum" on the stone.
This is the best history channel on RUclips! Keep it up!
Jag vill bara rätta en information om som var fel. Björkestorp och Björketorpsstenen ligger i Blekinge, inte i Skåne. Tack för en i övrigt bra film om runstenar
There is another fascinating runestone called 'Örbystenen'. The inscription honours the man who paid for/rose the stone, lord Vigmund. It is the only runestune (what I've heard) where the inscription honours the man who rose the stone. The stone was sent to the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1867 and won a bronze medal. On its return it was dropped in the harbour of Le Havre and remained underwater for decades until it was found and brought back to Sweden again. It now stands in the park outside the main hall of Uppsala University.
I have found some stones honouring although in reference the man who paid/rose the the stone in sodermansland
There is a stone inscribed with runes in a churchyard in Epping Forest north of London. I used to visit it regularly when I lived in London. It fascinated me for decades. It seems to have been erected 1918, and I was informed the runic inscription is the opening passage of the poem Beowulf. No curse associated with it though.
I live within a 5-10 min drive to "Björketorpsstenen", The Björketorp rune. We were taught that the meaning of the inscription were that you weren't allowed to break or take anything from the site or else you would be cursed with bad luck and "angriness" which could also mean or be synonymous with unmanliness (homosexuality) at the time when it was carved.
Ergi, Argr (today used as "arg" = angry) was an insult used to mean effeminate or the person taking the passive role in a homosexual relationship. This means that homosexuality wasn't exactly frowned upon, it was only bad if you took the role of the woman. Being a man was a great privilege, so being unmanly was very insulting to other men, lowering their perceived status. There were also other things considered Ergi, like magic. The act of Seidr for example, seeing the future, was only allowed to be practiced by women. Though, Odin was famously a practitioner of Seidr, as well as other magics, and shapeshifting into women and horses and.. well it was a wild time.
It's also worth noting that calling another man Ergi would be such a grave offense that you might have to duel to the death. If you refused, male relatives would have to fight for you, because your entire family would be shamed.
I once read a story, which I can't find the source for right now, of two warriors in Valhalla that had a very deep relationship where they fought and feasted together every day. They were equals, but eventually one of them boasted that he could hit a target with an arrow much further away than his friend (or something similar). The other man was so deeply offended that they had to fight to the death, essentially losing his place in "warrior heaven" and the holy battle. So men could have a very deep relationship, probably what we call love today, as long as they didn't imply that they weren't equal. Being worse, or weaker would mean you were unmanly, like a woman.
"Stealing is very gay" - Björketorpsstenen
"If you steal here, you're a bottom." -the norse
Tack för runstensinformationen! Mycket intressant för mig som härstammar från tre kända vikingar och har två barn med vikingatida namn (Björn och Ylva). Imponerande! I ett år jobbade jag på Historiska musset 1972 hos chefen Schönbäck på järnåldersavdelningen. Tor vige dig!!
Quite interesting... I always wondered what many of these stones in a circle meant. Then to have these runes written on them was even more fascinating!🎭🤔❤️👍❗
Love your channel. Great work
Thank you for the video 👍😎🤓😎🪨😎
This video ended quite abruptly but it's great nevertheless.
Yeah, that's a bad habit of mine. I'll try to keep it in mind in the future.
Nice video will you do more videos on inscriptions? If so please make one about Ogham
I've thought about making one on ancient Greek tombstones, since they can be quite personal sometimes. I know very little about Ogham, but it seems interesting. So maybe? Thanks for the suggestion!
@@kingsandthings Great Channel!, and please do the one on the Greek tombstones!!
So a farmer plowed his fields and found a stone which reads “It is not touched by the sun and the stone is not scored by an iron knife.”?
Pretty foreshowing by the inscriber, what will eventually happen.
And Mégalithic of france ?
I'm Danish, and in Denmark they have this Jellingesten, the dumdums keep saying its jesus on the stone.. if you know about the saga with ragnar lodbrog and the snakepit.. then it's clear it aint jesus but a man laying in a pit of snakes.. :D
Why would Ragnar Lodbrok be depicted on the stones that commemorate Harald Bluetooth's converting Danes to christianity?
I already thought something had happened to you when there wasnt new video last week 😅
Your videos are very interesting. I'd love to hear some facts about the French Bourbonic monarchy, Louis XIV or Marie Antoinette etc. I wouldn't say I am a monarchist, I just love to hear about royal history, especially of the grandest sort like the Russians, or the French. Fascinating.
Måhända att det är en underlig fråga men kommer du från Blekinge eller småland?
"Visboij"
There may be an alternative interpretation of the Rökstone... ruclips.net/video/QuVPioqdVTI/видео.html
A description of how Östergötland is organized to defend trade and collect taxes by one king Björn... Very interesting!
The stone is carved in riddles with references everybody knew at the time.
Yes this makes more sense than before
I knew you were Swedish.
Hi!
Set in stone, as you say it
I'm the 666 Person who like Your video crazy right ?! Love Your videos ♪ keep it up !!!
Venice must give the lion back to its homeland! Do you agree? Also nice video and I would like to da about ancient greek tombstones.
I agree
You clearly haven't played Gothic 2 Golden Edition
True. What gave it away?
Are there any runestones in the Americas?
No
@@basedgodkyon There is the Kensington Runestone found in North Minnesota. The authenticity is debated, but The Smithsonian has verified that it's indeed authentic. Viking axes and settlements have also been discovered in the United States and Canada.
@UCbTMAvIGcUVcDwSajaKHtYA The Kensington Runestone is a proven fraud. It's written in psuedo 19th century Swedish/Norwegian. There. Case solved. There is no debate about its authenticity. A viking settlement has indeed been found in Newfoundland, Canada. But seeing as how the settlement of Vinland (North America) was a short-lived venture, no further evidence of settlements have been found so far.
@@basedgodkyon Search "Mora axe".
@@Epitaph1334 Yes, I did. The only thing I got were product listings for fake ''viking'' axes