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| text_native=[[Old Norse language|Old Norse]]: Bergsveinn ok Sigfastr ok Fridhi reistu stein thenna eptir Buri/Byri, fodhur sinn. En Farthegn markadhi. |
| text_native=[[Old Norse language|Old Norse]]: Bergsveinn ok Sigfastr ok Fridhi reistu stein thenna eptir Buri/Byri, fodhur sinn. En Farthegn markadhi. |
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| text_english=Bergsven and Sigfast and Fride raised this stone in memory of Bure, their father. Fartägn carved it. |
| text_english=Bergsven and Sigfast and Fride raised this stone in memory of Bure, their father. Fartägn carved it. |
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| picture=[[Image:Burestenen.jpg|150px]]}}'''Burestenen''' ([[Rundata|'''M 1''']] |
| picture=[[Image:Burestenen.jpg|150px]]}}'''Burestenen''' ([[English language|English]]: '''''Bure's Stone'''''), [[Rundata|'''M 1''']], is a [[runestone]] in the [[Sweden|Swedish]] region of [[Medelpad]]. In addition to its [[runic alphabet|runic]] inscription, it is carved with [[rune]]s and a Pre-[[Christianization]] [[Christian cross|cross]]. The [[Old Norse language|Old Norse]] text on the stone states: |
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<blockquote><i>Bergsven and Sigfast and Fride raised this stone in memory of Bure, their father. Fartägn carved it.</i></blockquote> |
<blockquote><i>Bergsven and Sigfast and Fride raised this stone in memory of Bure, their father. Fartägn carved it.</i></blockquote> |
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Burestenen is located in the [[Kvissle-Nolby-Prästbolet]] region near the [[Ljungan]]'s outlet into the [[Gulf of Bothnia]], south of [[Sundsvall]]. The area has a unique concentration of historic and prehistoric artifacts. Burestenen lies beside the ruins of a [[Manor house|manor]] [[chapel]] from the [[Early Middle Ages]]. Also in the vicinity is a collection of [[Viking Age]] graves and twelve large [[tumuli]] from the [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Migration Period]], of which one is [[Norrland]]'s largest. |
Burestenen is located in the [[Kvissle-Nolby-Prästbolet]] region near the [[Ljungan]]'s outlet into the [[Gulf of Bothnia]], south of [[Sundsvall]]. The area has a unique concentration of historic and prehistoric artifacts. Burestenen lies beside the ruins of a [[Manor house|manor]] [[chapel]] from the [[Early Middle Ages]]. Also in the vicinity is a collection of [[Viking Age]] graves and twelve large [[tumuli]] from the [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Migration Period]], of which one is [[Norrland]]'s largest. |
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Burestenen (English: Bure's Stone), M 1, is a runestone in the Swedish region of Medelpad. In addition to its runic inscription, it is carved with runes and a Pre-Christianization cross. The Old Norse text on the stone states:
Bergsven and Sigfast and Fride raised this stone in memory of Bure, their father. Fartägn carved it.
Burestenen is located in the Kvissle-Nolby-Prästbolet region near the Ljungan's outlet into the Gulf of Bothnia, south of Sundsvall. The area has a unique concentration of historic and prehistoric artifacts. Burestenen lies beside the ruins of a manor chapel from the Early Middle Ages. Also in the vicinity is a collection of Viking Age graves and twelve large tumuli from the Swedish Migration Period, of which one is Norrland's largest.
The Burestenen is carved with runes and a cross from a time preceding the Christianization of the region.