Snoldelev Stone

The Snoldelev Stone, known as DR 248 in the Rundata catalog, is an interesting old stone from the 9th century. It was found in a place called Snoldelev, in Ramsø, Denmark. This stone has special marks called runes on it, which are like an old kind of writing used by people long ago. Runestones like this help us learn about the history and stories of the people who lived in Denmark many years ago. The Snoldelev Stone is one of these important pieces that tell us more about the past.

Description

The Snoldelev Stone was first noticed in 1810 and was given to the national Antiquities Commission in 1811. Today, the runestone is kept at the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen, Denmark. It stands 1.25 metres (4 ft 1 in) tall.

The stone has painted scratches that show a design of three horns, maybe drinking horns, woven into a triangle like incomplete Borromean rings. This style is also seen on a Viking Age picture stone from Lillbjärs on Gotland. The writing on the Snoldelev Stone shows an early form of the Younger Futhark. The inscription mentions a person named Gunnvaldr, who held an important role, possibly as a leader or wise person. The place named Salhaugar is thought to be near the modern town of Salløv.

Inscription

This stone has old writing called runes. The runes say: "Gunwald's stone, Hróaldr's son, thyle of Salhaugar."

Salhaugar is the old name for a place called Salløv, which is near Snoldelev today.