Memorial stone for Eric the Good

Title: Memorial stone for Eric the Good
Submitted by: Emma
Description: Memorial of the Danish king Eric the Good (1056-1103) (Erik Ejegod) who died on a pilgrimage in Cyprus. The stone was raised in 1905 by Thor Lange and carved by Carl Numelin. Erected in June 1915. Features the runic-style text: "Vildfarne rejste liden sten, efter Erik Konning sin, der sydpå døde" ("Wayfarers raised a little stone, after Erik their King, who died in the south"), with the added text at the bottom: "Fjernt fra sit kære Fædreland" ("Far from his dear native land").
Identifier: NM-01421
Contributor: Lange, Thor (Raised by); Numelin, Carl (Carved by)
Date: 1905
Temporal Coverage: Modern (Twentieth Century)
Current Location: Borgvold, 8800 Viborg, Denmark; 56.4506172, 9.4195483
Format: Stone
Language: Danish [dan]
Type: Inscription See all items with this value; Runes & Inscriptions See all items with this value; Mythology, Symbolism & Runes See all items with this value
Subject: Erik the good / Erik the evergood
Rights: CC BY-SA 4.0
Relation: Inscription; Runes & Inscriptions
References: Erik the good / Erik the evergood
depicts: Runestone See all items with this value

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