Hedeby stones
The Hedeby stones are four runestones from the 10th century found at the town of Hedeby in Northern Germany. This area was part of Denmark during the Viking Age.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Runestone
- Description: archeological site in Germany
- Also known as: “Erikstein”
- Inscription: “: Þórulfr reisti stein þenna, heimþegi Sveins, eptir Eirík, félaga sinn, er varð dauðr, þá drengjar sátu um Heiðabý; en hann var stýrimaðr, drengr harða góðr”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Großer Sigtryggstein and Hedeby Viking Museum.
Großer Sigtryggstein
Runestone
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Großer Sigtryggstein is a runestone, which is situated 700 metres east of Hedeby stones.
Hedeby Viking Museum
Museum
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The Hedeby Viking Museum is a museum near the site of Hedeby, a former medieval city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany focusing on the Viking Age history of the region. Hedeby Viking Museum is situated 1½ km north of Hedeby stones.
Skarthi Stone
Runestone
Skarthi Stone is a runestone, which is situated 1¼ km west of Hedeby stones.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Busdorf and Selk.
Busdorf
Village
Busdorf is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The municipality cooperates with neighboring municipalities in the Haddeby municipal community.
Selk
Village
Selk is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Fahrdorf
Village
Fahrdorf is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It takes its name from the ferry that once crossed the Schlei here and today is shown in the town's coat of arms. Fahrdorf is situated 3 km northeast of Hedeby stones.
Hedeby stones
- Categories: archaeological site, group of Norse runestones, and historic site
- Location: Selk, Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
54.48468° or 54° 29′ 5″ northLongitude
9.56373° or 9° 33′ 49″ eastOpen location code
9F6FFHM7+VFOpenStreetMap ID
node 858974584OpenStreetMap feature
historic=rune_stoneWikidata ID
Q873042
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Hedeby stones” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “esteles de Hedeby”
- Catalan: “Esteles de Hedeby”
- Danish: “Haddeby-stenen 1”
- Danish: “Haddeby-stenen 2”
- Danish: “Haddeby-stenen 3”
- Danish: “Haddeby-stenen 4”
- Danish: “Haddeby-stenene”
- Danish: “Hedeby-stenene”
- Danish: “Vedelspang-stenene”
- German: “Runensteine von Haithabu”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Runesteinene i Hedeby”
- Norwegian: “Runesteinene i Hedeby”
- Spanish: “Piedras runicas de Hedeby”
- Spanish: “Piedras rúnicas de Hedeby”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ringwall and Verbindungswall.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Wedelspang and Selk, Wedelspang.
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