Björketorp Runestone With Frightening Message Is Still Untouched In Blekinge, Sweden
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Björketorp Runestone in Blekinge, Sweden, is part of a burial ground with menhirs standing alone and forming stone circles.
Dated to about 400-700 AD, the standing stone has never been moved and remains in its original place.
Perhaps it is not so strange that the Björketorp Stone remains in its original place.
Who dares to move a stone where there is a curse engraved with runes?
Rune-magic formulas were common in the Viking Age. The curse formula on the Björketorp Runestone says that "whosoever breaks down or in any way disturbs the holy site is cursed unto death by the deceptive power of the runemaster." The magical means were used by the unknown runemaster to record on this stone the death sentence and to warn.
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