Runestone Sö 171
December 30, 2021
The style of the carvings of the rock face is most likely equivalent to the runestone style Pr 2 (c. 1020-1050) pertaining to the late Ringerike style or Pr 3 (c. 1045-1075) pertaining to the early Urnes style.
The inscription is not signed.
The carving is c. 1,60 m tall and 1,03 m wide.
Runic inscription
The rune text begins to the left, where the ribbon splits below the centre of the cross.
Runes
(ᛁ)ᚾᚴ(ᛁ)ᚠ(ᛅ)[ᛋ]ᛏᚱ ᛫ ᛚ[ᛁ](ᛏ) (ᚼ)(ᛅ)ᚴᚢ[ᛅ][᛫] ᛋᛏ(ᛅ)[ᛁ]ᚾ ᛫ ᛂᚠᛏᛁᛦ ᛫ ᛋᛁᚼᚢᛁᚦ ᛫ ᚠᛅᚦ[ᚢ]ᚱ ᛫ ᛋᛁ[ᚾ ᛫ ᚼᛅᚾ ᛫ ᚠᛁᛅᛚ ᛫ ᛁ ᚼ]ᚢᛚ(ᛘ)[ᚴᛅᚱᚦᛁ ᛫ ᛋᚴᛅᛁᚦᛅᛦ ᛫ ᚢᛁᛋᛁ ᛘᛁ]ᚦ ᛫ ᛋᚴᛁ[ᛒᛅ]ᚱᛅ
Transliteration
(i)nk(i)f(a)[s]tr * l[i](t) (h)(a)ku… st(a)…n * eftiʀ * sihuiþ * faþ-r * si[n * han * fial * i h]ul(m)[karþi * skaiþaʀ * uisi mi]þ * ski…ra
Old Norse
Ingifastr let haggv[a] stæ[i]n æftiR Sigvið, fað[u]r sinn.
Hann fioll
i Holmgarði,
skæiðaR visi
með ski[pa]ra.
English
Ingifastr had the stone cut in memory of Sigviðr, his father.
He fell
in Holmgarðr,
the ship’s leader
with the seamen.
Notes
The last part of the text is half a stanza in fornyrðislag.
Holmgarðr means Novgorod.
———
Esta, Södermanland, Sweden
Sö 171