Image U 785, Tillinge.jpg thumb 250px U 785 is a memorial to a man who died in Serkland. The Tillinge Runestone , designated as U 785 under Rundata , is a Viking Age memorial runestone that was found at the church of Tillinge in Uppland , Sweden . Description The Tillinge Runestone inscription consists of a runic text within a serpent. It was initially found within the church wall, but the full inscription could not be read until it was removed from the wall in 1946 and raised in front of the church. ref Citation last Jansson first Sven B. F. author link title N gra Ok nda Uppl ndska Runinskrifter journal Fornv nnen volume 41 issue pages 257 263 date year 1946 url http fornvannen.se pdf 1940talet 1946 257.pdf doi id ref Many runestones were reused for materials in the construction of roads, bridges, walls, and buildings before their historical significance was understood. The inscription is dated as being from the first half of the 11th century and is in Old Norse and written using the younger futhark . The Tillinge Runestone was raised by a man in memory of his brother who died in Serkland , and ends in a prayer for the brother s soul. It may be one of the Ingvar Runestones , ref name Bl ndal Cite book last Bl ndal first Sigf s authorlink coauthors Benedikz, Benedikt S. transl. title The Varangians of Byzantium publisher Cambridge University Press year 1978 location pages 225 url http books.google.com books?id vFRug14ui7gC&printsec frontcover&source gbs navlinks s v onepage&q &f false doi id isbn 0 521 21745 ref but is not included in that group as it does not mention Ingvar the Far Travelled , the leader of a Swedish Viking expedition to the Caspian Sea . As such, this runestone may be a memorial to a Varangian who died while in service in Asia. ref name Bl ndal The inscription ... or Serkland on the Tillinge Runestone. Transliteration of the runes into Latin characters ... had this stone raised up in memory of Gu mundr, his brother. He died in Serkland. May God help ... more details
A runestone is typically a raised stone with a runic inscription, but the term can also be applied to inscriptions on boulders and on bedrock. The tradition began in the 4th century but most of them date from the late Viking Age , and it lasted into the 12th century. Image stones The Ardre image stone s The Stora Hammars stones and the T ngelgarda stone , L rbro parish By date Elder Futhark runestones Einang stone 4th century Kylver Stone 5th century Bj rketorp Runestone transitional, 7th century Stentoften Runestone Stentoften transitional, 7th century Eggjum stone 8th century R k Runestone transitional, ca. 800 Tune Runestone 250 400 Younger Futhark runestones England Runestones a collection of 30 runestones that refer to Viking Age voyages to England , from Sweden, Norway and Germany. By place Denmark Jelling stones Snoldelev Stone Hedeby stones now Germany Greenland Kingittorsuaq Runestone Norway Granavollen Runestone Vang stone Dynna stone Sweden Varangian Runestones inscriptions that mention voyages to the East Austr or the Eastern route Austrvegr . Ingvar Runestones 26 Varangian runestones that were raised in commemoration of those who died in the Swedish Caspian expeditions of the Rus Viking expedition to the Caspian Sea of Ingvar the Far Travelled . Serkland Runestones six or seven runestones which are Varangian Runestones that mention voyages to Serkland , the Old Norse name for the Muslim world in the south. Greece Runestones 29 Varangian runestones that talk of voyages to Greece, i.e. the Byzantine Empire . Viking Runestones Stones that mention Scandinavians who participated in Viking expeditions in western Europe, and stones that mention men who were Viking warriors and or died while travelling in the West. Jarlabanke Runestones a collection of 20 runestone s written in Old Norse related to Jarlabanke Ingefastsson and his clan. J rsberg Runestone One of the oldest runestones in Sweden from 6th century located in J rsberg, Kristinehamn Fr s stenen The Ra ... more details
Yngvars saga v f rla is a legendary saga said to have been written in the twelfth century by Oddr Snorrason . Scholars have been skeptical towards this claim but in recent years it has gained more acceptance. ref Ross 2000, pp. 306 8 Oddr Snorrason 2003, p. 3. ref It describes what was the last Vikings Viking campaign in the Caspian in 1041, adding much legend to the historical facts. This expedition was launched from Sweden by Ingvar the Far Travelled Ingvar Vittfarne , who went into the land of the Saracens Serkland . There, they apparently took part in the Georgia country Georgian Byzantine Empire Byzantine Battle of Sasireti . There are many Ingvar Runestones raised in commemoration warriors who died in the raid, mostly in the Lake M laren region of Uppland in Sweden. A stone to Ingvar s brother indicates that he went east for gold but that he died in Saracen land. ref name Logan202 Logan 1992, p. 202. ref Notes references References Logan, Donald F. 1992 . The Vikings in History 2nd ed., p. 202. Routledge. ISBN 0 415 08396 6 Oddr Snorrason translated by Theodore M. Andersson 2003 . The Saga of Olaf Tryggvason . Cornell University Press. ISBN 0 8014 4149 8 Margaret Clunies Ross Ross, Margaret Clunies 2000 . Old Icelandic Literature and Society. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0 521 63112 2 External links http www.northvegr.org lore oldheathen 051.php The Saga of Yngvar the Traveller , in translation by Peter Tunstall, at Northvegr. http www.heimskringla.no original fornaldersagaene yngvarssaga.php The story in Old Norse at Norr ne Tekster og Kvad . http www.snerpa.is net forn yngvar.htm The story in Old Norse at Snerpa. http www.northvegr.org lore sagas oi 108.php The story in Old Norse at Northvegr. Category Legendary sagas Yngvars saga vidforla Category 12th century works manuscript stub es Yngvars saga v f rla fr Yngvars saga v f rla ru sv Ingvar den vittfarnes saga ... more details
Orphan date November 2010 File Rohat Alakom 2010.JPG thumb The Kurdish writer Rohat Alakom, 2010 Rohat Alakom , 1955 , is an Kurdish people Kurdish author from Turkish Kurdistan who writes his books in Kurdish language Kurdish , Turkish language Turkish and Swedish language Swedish . He was born in a village of Ka zman a district of Kars . He went to high school in Ka izman, Later, he went to the capital of Turkey Ankara for higher education . After living in Bulgaria 1979 1980 and Germany 1980 1982 he went to Sweden. He currently living in Sweden . ref http www.saradistribution.com rohatalakom2.htm Sara Distribution ref Books Tv hundra av kurdologien 1987, K ln, Komkar Kurder i den moderna turkiska litteraturen 1991, Stockholm, Vejin Kurdiska motiv i svenska k llor 1991, Stockholm, Vejin En bortgl md historia Se d Kurd 1991, Istanbul, Firat Kurder i Yasar Kemals verk 1992, Istanbul, Firat Ziya Gokaps st rsta dilemma kurder 1992, Istanbul, Firat Kvinnomakt i den kurdiska folklore 1994, Stockholm, Nudem General Cherif Pasha 1995, Istanbul, Avesta En ny kraft i Kurdistan Kvinnor 1995, Apec Kurder i den forna Istanbul 1998, Istanbul, Avesta Organisationen Hoyboun och revolten i Ararat 1998, Istanbul, Avesta Svensk kurdiska kontakter under tusen r 2000, Stockholm, Apec Kurder i centrala Anatolien 2003, Stockholm, Apec Kurdiska aristokrater Torin 2004, Stockholm, Apec Kurderna Fyrtio r i Sverige 2007, Stockholm, Serkland External links http www.nefel.com epirtuk pdf rohat alakom folklor u jinen kurd 02.pdf?NR 125 Folklore and Kurdish women Notes references Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Alakom, Rohat ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1955 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Alakom, Rohat Category Kurdish people Category Swedish people of Kurdish descent Category Living people Category 1955 births MEast writer stub de Rohat Alakom ku Rohat Alakom sv Rohat Alakom ... more details
, a figure by the name of G ndul appears and instigates the meeting of the kings Hedinn of Serkland ... with beautiful weather, Hedinn goes for a walk in the woods and, like back in Serkland, loses his ... suggested, he returns alone to the wood in Serkland and again sees G ndul sitting in the same chair ... more details
from the land of the Finns to Paris. Hedinn and H gni In Serkland , there was a king named Hjarandi ... to give everything back to H gni and to sail away to Serkland and never come back. H gni, however ... more details
runic inscriptions that mention Serkland . Below follows a presentation of the runestones, but additional ... This runestone in runestone style style Fp Fp and is one of the Serkland Runestones . It was located ... raised in memory of S bj rn, their father, who steered a ship east with Ingvarr to Estonia ? Serkland ... right thumb Runestone S 131 This stone in style RAK is one of the Serkland Runestones , and it is located ... of Skar i, their brother. From here he travelled to the east with Ingvarr in Serkland lies Eyvindr ... of the Serkland Runestones and it is in style Fp . It is located beside the drive of Gripsholm ... gave food to the eagle. They died in the south in Serkland. br clear both S 254 Image S 254 ... thumb right Runestone S 279 This stone is one of the Serkland Runestones and it is located at Str ngn s ... in Serkland. br clear both S 281 File S 281, Str ngn s.JPG right thumb Runestone S 281 This stone ... s brother. They in to the east ... with Ingvarr in Serkland. br clear both S 287 Image S 287, Hunhammar.jpg ... more details
File S 281 det02.jpg thumb 300px right The runes IKUARI, or Ingvar, on runestone Ingvar runestones S 281 S 281 . Ingvar the Far Travelled Old Norse Yngvarr v f rli , Swedish Ingvar Vittfarne was the leader of an unsuccessful Viking attack against Persian Empire Persia , in 1036 1042. There were several Caspian expeditions of the Rus in the course of the 10th century. The Yngvars saga v f rla describes what was the last Vikings Viking campaign in the Caspian in 1041, adding much legend to the historical facts. This expedition was launched from Sweden by Ingvar the Far Travelled, who went down the Volga River into the land of the Saracens Serkland . While there, they apparently took part in the Georgian Byzantine Battle of Sasireti . There are no less than twenty six Ingvar Runestones , twenty four of them being in the Lake M laren region of Uppland in Sweden, referring to Swedish warriors who went out with Ingvar on his expedition to the Saracen lands, an expedition whose purpose was probably to reopen Volga trade route old trade routes , now that the Volga Bulgars and the Khazars no longer proved obstacles. A stone to Ingvar s brother indicates that he went east for gold but that he died in Saracen land. ref name Logan202 Logan, Donald F. 1992 . The Vikings in History 2nd ed., p. 202. Routledge. ISBN 0 415 08396 6 ref Sources Beside the Ingvar Runestones , there are no extant Swedish sources that mention Ingvar, but there is Yngvars saga v f rla and three Icelandic annals that mention his death under the year 1041 Annales regii , the L gmanns ann ll and the Flateyarb k annals . ref name Pritsak424 Pritsak 1981 424 ref These three annals are probably based on Sturla r arson s compilation. ref name Pritsak424 Life Origin There are three theories on Ingvar s origin. According to one theory, prominently held by Otto von Friesen and Elena Mel nikova, Ingvar s saga has transmitted his origin correctly, and so he was the son of the Varangian Eymundr, who in turn was ... more details
and due to uncertainties as to the decipherment also one of the Serkland Runestones . It was located ..., their father, who steered a ship east with Ingvarr to Estonia ? Serkland ? . br clear both U 533 ... more details
Merge from sterg tland Runic Inscription 43 discuss Talk Varangian runestones Merger proposal date January 2011 Varangian Runestones Runestones Image Varangian routes.png thumb right 250px A map of the main routes through Gar ar ki. The Varangian Runestones are runestone s that mention voyages to the East Austr or the Eastern route Austrvegr , or to more specific eastern locations such as Gar ar ki what is today Russia and Ukraine . There are also many additional runestones that talk of eastward voyages such as the Greece Runestones , Italy Runestones , and inscriptions left by the Varangian Guard . Other runestones that deal with Varangian expeditions include the Serkland Runestones dealing with expeditions to the Middle East and the Ingvar Runestones erected in honor or memory of those who travelled to the Caspian Sea with Ingvar the Far Travelled . ref e.g. , Jones 267. ref There is also a separate article for the Baltic expeditions runestones . In addition, there were also voyages to Western Europe mentioned on runestones that are treated in the articles Viking Runestones , England Runestones and Hakon Jarl Runestones . Most of the runestones were raised during the Christianization of Scandinavia Christianization of the eleventh century when the making of runestones was fashionable, but notably the g 8 K lvesten Runestone g 8 was made in the ninth century when the Varangians played a central role in what would become Russia and Ukraine. This vast area was a rich source of pelts, hides and people, and it was an important component in the contemporary Swedish economy. ref name Jansson1 Jansson 1980 31 ref Its Old Norse name meant land of fortresses and was derived from the chains of fortresses that had been constructed along the trade routes. ref name Jansson1 All of the stones were engraved in Old Norse with the Younger Futhark and the message of many of the inscriptions can be summarized with a poem in the fornyr islag style found on the S 338 Turinge Runest ... more details
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