• Forshedastenen
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Runestone, Forshedastenen

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It's well worth stopping for a while, stretching your legs and feeling the winds of history while contemplating the famous Forshedastenen stone and its runic inscription.

The runestone, which dates back to the Viking Age, is of gneiss and was erected in the 11th century.

The runestone has been known since the 17th century, and was first erected by a bridge. The Forshedastenen stone is one of the oldest written sources on Finnveden. The runestone is 1.95 metres high, 0.85 metres wide and 0.3 metres thick.

The inscription on the runestone translates as: “Rolf and Eskil erected this stone after Livsten, their father, who was killed in Skåne at Gårdstånga, and brought (him) to Finnveden.”

One interpretation of the inscription is that there was a battle at Gårdstånga in Canute the Great’s war against Anund Jakob and Olav the Holy. It is known that the war was fought in Skåne around 1025, but not where in Skåne Gårdstånga was located.

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Parking

Park at the rest area next to highway 27 and then walk to Forshedastenen.

Directions

Rulleberg, 1 km west of the community of Forsheda. The runestone stands just south of road 27 between Bredaryd and Forsheda. Approx. 1 km west of Forsheda there is a large rest area/car park on the south side of the road. There is a sign pointing to the runestone at the eastern end of the car park.

Regulations

The runestone is an ancient remains and is protected by the Cultural Environment Act. Chapter 2, § 6. It is forbidden to disturb, remove, excavate, cover or through building, planting or otherwise alter or damage ancient remains without a licence under this chapter. Act (2013:548).

Contact

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Kontaktcenter Värnamo kommun Kyrktorget 1, 331 83 Värnamo Telefon 0370-37 70 00 www.varnamo.se

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