Ledberg stone

The approximately 2.9 m high, 55 to 95 cm wide and 40 cm thick Ledbergstenen (No. Ög181 ) is an exception to the otherwise quite artless runes Östergötland. He stands in the cemetery of Ledberg northwest of Malmslätt in Sweden.

He is more of a picture stone with runes as a rune stone, because there are three sides figural representations, while the runic band runs only on two of the side edges. The text says that the memorial stone of Bise for his father Torgöt had been constructed. Maybe he was in 1030 participants of the Battle of Stiklestad in Norway, King Olaf II of Norway also fell because stylistically the stone fits into this period. After the text is a series of magical runes that are intended to protect the stone from damage. The magic formula has the three troll words: þistil mistil kistil. The first two mean Thistle and Mistletoe. It is assumed that the words magical properties have been attributed. The same magic has repeatedly been found in the Nordic countries ( Runestone Gørlev 1 DR 239 in Denmark).

On the other broadside man is seen with a helmet, is bitten in the heel. At the bottom, a diffracted warrior is shown with outstretched arms. The top man was interpreted as Odin in battle with the Fenris Wolf. A different interpretation was put forward by Sven BF Jansson 1976.

The narrow western side is empty, while the eastern shows either a cross or Thor's hammer.