Glavendrup stone

The Runestone Glavendrup (DR 209) is two kilometers southeast of Skamby in a narrow forest ( Glavendrup - lunden ) on the outskirts of the village Glavendrup on the Danish island of Funen. The stone is part of an ensemble of bobenkundlichen objects.

The special feature of Glavendrup is the rune stone was first described in 1792 with 210 runes on three sides, forming the longest runic inscription Denmark. He and the Runestone Tryggevælde form a group, which was built for different men a woman named Ragnhild. From the same Runemasters probably dates from the Stone Rønning. The Stone of Glavendrup is 2.82 m high, of which 1.88 m above the ground, 1.5 m wide and weighs about seven tons. The text reads:

" Ragnhild set this stone for all the bleaching, the Goden the sanctuaries, the highly honored Degen ( captain ) of the princely retinue. All 's sons made ​​this monument for her father, and his wife for her husband, but Sote carved these runes for his master. Thor consecrate these runes! At a coward (or sorcerer ) will of the violence exercised against this stone in memory or wegschleppt him for another. "

The exact meaning of the word " Rita " and " Rata " is unclear; if accepted by Rundata meaning " sorcerer " is true, this does not mean about that the stone destroyer or offsetter magic powers would gain, but that he would be expelled from the society. The idea that spellcasters to be pursued criminals were, consisted in Scandinavia before the Christianization.

The site is used for the preparation of the memorial stones. 1915, a memorial stone for the Basic Law in 1920, a memorial stone for reunification with South Jutland, in 1926 a memorial stone for Ansgar ( who traveled in the 12th century, Denmark ), 1936 400th anniversary of the Reformation, and in 1946 a memorial stone for the Liberation in 1945 before.