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Runic inscription in grave context G21, L1975:1845 in Öja parish, Gotland municipality

Runic inscription in grave context G21, L1975:1845 in Öja parish, Gotland municipality
Photo: Melgert Rink

Runic inscription

÷ iakaubs : synir : a burh : litu : g(i)(a)(r)a : stain : yvir : faþur : sen : ok : [b]roþur : sen : hera : [ni]kulas : sum : (o)ra : (k)irkiu : ati : men : guþ : uildi : biþ[i]n : fyri : þ(a)ira : sialum : ok : hehualdi : ... : syni : þair : huilas : hier : undir · o^le : (l)uþa^r : gia^rþi : mik

Inscription

÷ iakaubs : synir : a burh : litu : g(i)(a)(r)a : stain : yvir : faþur : sen : ok : [b]roþur : sen : hera : [ni]kulas : sum : (o)ra : (k)irkiu : ati : men : guþ : uildi : biþ[i]n : fyri : þ(a)ira : sialum : ok : hehualdi : ... : syni : þair : huilas : hier : undir · o^le : (l)uþa^r : gia^rþi : mik

Translation

Jakobr of Burg/Burge's sons had the stone made over their father and their brother, Sire Nikulás, who owned our church (= was its paster) while God willed it. Pray for their souls and for Hegvaldr ... son. They are resting hereunder. Óli/Olli <luþar> made me.

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Runic inscription in grave context G21, L1975:1845 in Öja parish, Gotland municipality

Facts

Monument number L1975:1845
Swedish National Heritage Board ID Öja 32:1
Carver Ole <luþar> (S)
Status Confirmed on location
Place Visible above ground
Material Greywhite limestone
Period Medieval
Antiquarian assessment Ancient monument
Damage status Unknown
County Gotland
Municipality Gotland
Parish Öja
Coordinates 57.0351075, 18.3001535
Sources
Most of the factual information in Runkartan comes from the Swedish National Heritage Board’s Fornsök data and from the Scandinavian Runic Text Database. The maps come from OpenStreetMap and Leaflet.js. The photographs were taken by the credited photographers.