Jonas Lau Markussen

Runestone Öl 27

The carvings of the stone are in the runestone style Pr 4 (c. 1070-1100) pertaining to the Urnes style.

The inscription is not signed.

The limestone is c. 1,9 m tall, 1 m wide and 0,1 m thick.

 

Runic inscription

The rune text begins at the bottom left end of the rune ribbon.

 

Runes

× ᚦᛂᛁᛦ ᛒᚱᚤᚦᚱ × ᚱᛂᛁᛋᛏᚢ × ᚴᚢᛒᛚ × ᚦᛁᛅ × ᛂᚠᛏᛁᛦ × ᛋᚢᛋᛏᚢᚱ ×× ᛋᛁᚾᛅ × ᛅᚠᚱᛁᚦᛁ × ᛅᚢᚴ × ᛂᚠᛏᛦ × ᛋᚢᛂᛁᚾ × ᚠᛅᚦᚢᚱ × ᛋᛁᚾ × ᚴᚯᚦᛅᚾ ×

 

Transliteration

× þeiʀ bryþr × reistu × kubl × þia × eftiʀ × sustur ×× sina × afriþi × auk × eftʀ × suein × faþur × sin × koþan ×

 

Old Norse

ÞæiR brøðr ræistu kumbl þessa æftiR systur sina, Afriði, ok æftiR Svæin, faður sinn goðan.

 

English

These brothers raised these monuments in memory of their sister, Áfriðr, and in memory of Sveinn, their good father.

 

———

Sandby, Öland, Sweden

Öl 27

 

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