Title

Runic Inscription from the Ed Rune Stone

Description

Detail of a runic inscription from the Ed Rune Stone.

Runes:
̍ᚦᚭᚱᛋᛏᛁᚾ ̍ᛚᛁᛏ × ᚴᛅᚱᛅ ̍ ᛘᛅᚱᚴᛁ ̍ ᚠᛏᛁᛣ ̍ᛋᚢᛁᚾ ̍ ᚠᛅᚦᚢᚱ ̍ ᛋᛁᚾ ̍ ᚢᚴ ̍ᚠᛏᛁᛣ ̍ ᚦᚭᚱᛁ ̍(ᛒ)ᚱᚭᚦᚢᚱ ̍ ᛋᛁᚾ ̍ ᚦᛁᛣ ̍ ᚼᚢᛅᚱᚢ ̍ ᚼᚢᛏ ̍ᛏᛁᛚ ̍ᚴ--ᛁᚴᛅ ̍(ᚢ)(ᚴ) ̍ᛁᚠᛏᛁᛣ ̍ ᛁᚾᚴᛁᚦᚢᚱᚢ ̍ᛘᚬᚦᚢᚱ ̍ ᛋᛁᚾ ̍ ᚣᛒᛁᛣ ᚱᛁᛋᛏᛁ ̍

Rune text transliteration:
' þorstin ' lit × kara ' marki ' ftiR ' suin ' faþur ' sin ' uk ' ftiR ' þori ' (b)roþur ' sin ' þiR ' huaru ' hut ' til ' k--ika ' (u)(k) ' iftiR ' inkiþuru ' moþur ' sin ' ybiR risti '

English translation:
Thorsteinn had the landmark [rune stone] made in memory of Sveinn, his father, and in memory of Thórir, his brother. They were abroad in Greece. And in memory of Ingithóra, his mother. Œpir carved [it].

Identifier

NM-00015

AN1997.2

Date

1080 – 1120

Temporal Coverage

Viking Age (0750–1100)

Medieval (1100–1500)

Place of Origin

Uppland

Sweden

Current Location

The Ashmolean Museum (Oxford, UK)

51.7554, -1.26

Format

Stone

Extent

Height: 138 cm approx., max.
Width: 113.5 cm max., 81 cm min.
Depth 30 cm approx., max., 20 cm approx., min.
Weight: 910 kg

Wooden mount
Height: 11 cm approx.
Width: 124 cm approx.
Depth: 57cm approx.

Language

Old Norse [non]

Type

Runic ObjectSee all items with this value

Artefact & ReplicaSee all items with this value

Artefact & ArtworkSee all items with this value

Subject

Inscription

Rune Sequence

Runes & Inscriptions