Oddernes stone

[1][2] Oddernes stone was described in 1639 when the site was visited by Tomas Cortsen Wegner (1588-1654), Bishop of the Diocese of Stavanger.

He had been commissioned by Ole Worm to provide inscriptions from rune stones located from within his diocese.

It can be read (Old Norse into Latin letters): ....ur- (n)iriþs| |sun is| |st(a)in sa This is interpreted as "... Neriðs son er steinn sá".

In 1805, Danish antiquarian and runologist Martin Friedrich Arendt (1769-1823) documented a number of rune inscriptions and other memorials in southern Norway.

At Oddernes he gave a complete reading of the text: Eyvind gerði kirkiu þessa, guðsonr Olafs hin helga, à oðali sinu; modern English: "Eivind made this church, godson of St. Olaf, on his heir".

The Oddernes stone located in the church porch of Oddernes Church
Drawing of the Oddernes stone at it prior location in the church cemetery
Former location of Oddernes stone