Eleventh-century Dynna runestone (N 68) in the VÍKINGR exhibition

Eleventh-century Dynna runestone (N 68): the centrepiece of the VÍKINGR exhibition in the Historical museum in Oslo

Title: Eleventh-century Dynna runestone (N 68) in the VÍKINGR exhibition
Alternative Title: The Dynna Stone, a runestone from the late Viking Age originally located in Gran, Norway, as the centrepiece of the VÍKINGR exhibition in the Historical museum in Oslo.
Description: The Dynna stone from Gran in Hadeland, Norway, raised during the first half of the eleventh century. The text along the narrow side on the right relates that this is a memorial that one mother set up after her daughter : “Gunnvǫr, Þryðríkr's daughter, made a bridge in memory of her daughter Ástríðr. She was the handiest maid in Hadeland”. The stone sheds light on the process of Christianisation – a message communicated by text and images. The pictures on the front side depict scenes from the birth of Christ. The top is damaged, and its surface has various small holes and marks. Someone has even carved their initials and the year 1875 inside one of the pictorial motifs on the front.
Identifier: NM-00215; C9909
Contributor: Historical Museum (Oslo)See all items with this value
Date: 1049
Temporal Coverage: Viking Age (0750–1100)
Place of Origin: Gran; Norway; 60.441111, 10.495556
Current Location: Museum of Cultural History (Oslo, Norway); 59.917091, 10.735397
Format: Stone
Extent: 3 meter (tall)
Language: Old Norse [non]
Type: Runestone See all items with this value; Runes & Inscriptions See all items with this value; Mythology & Symbolism See all items with this value
Subject: Exhibition

Media: Eleventh-century Dynna runestone (N 68): the centrepiece of the VÍKINGR exhibition in the Historical museum in Oslo