Berezan' Runestone

The Berezanj Runestone.

The Berezan' Runestone (X UaFv1914;47) was discovered in 1905 by Ernst von Stern, professor at Odessa,[1] on Berezan' Island (also known as the Island of St Aitherios) where the Dnieper River meets the Black Sea.[2] The runestone is 48 cm (19 in) wide, 47 cm (19 in) high and 12 cm (4.7 in) thick,[3] and kept in the museum of Odesa.[2] It was made by a Varangian (Viking) trader named Grani in memory of his business partner Karl.[4] They were probably from Gotland, Sweden.

  1. ^ Ernst Wallfried (E.R.) von Stern (1859-1924), born in Livonia, was professor at the Novorossiya University (1886-1910) director of the Imperial Museum at Odessa (1895-1910), professor of Ancient History and Archaeology at the University of Halle, (1911- ), Rector (1921- ). (Alfons Paquet, Wilhelm Groener, Albert Hopman, Von Brest-litovsk zur deutschen Novemberrevolution: Aus den Tagebüchern, 1971:614, note.
  2. ^ a b Braun & Arne 1914:44
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference braun45 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Thunberg 2011:54-55

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