Rune rock Gerlögs runa, U29, L2017:9831, Hilleshög 41:1 in Ekerö, Stockholm
Interpretation of the runes
The inscription is translated into English according to the Scandinavian Runic-text Database:
Interpret! Geirmundr got Geirlaug (to wife) in her maidenhood. Then they got a son, before he (= Geirmundr) drowned. And then the son died. Then she got Guðríkr. He ... this. Then they got children. And one maid lived; she was called Inga. Ragnfastr of Snotastaðir got her (to wife). Then he died, and thereafter the son. And the mother came to inherit from her son. Then she got Eiríkr. Then she died. Then Geirlaug came to inherit from Inga, her daughter. Þorbjôrn Skald carved the runes.
raþ| |þu kaiRmuntr -ik · kaiR[l]a[uk ·] (m)aytumi| |i þa · finku · þau sun · aþ han · truknaþi · in sun to : siþan : þa + fi(k) (h)(u)- --þrik · ha- ... (þ)(i)nsa · þa · finku þa(u) [bar](n) ... (i)(n) maR ain lifþi · [hu]n hit ' ...g[a] ' h(a)... fik raknfastr · i · snutastaþum · þa uarþ han tauþr · auk · sun · siþan · in · moþir kuam + at sunar ' arfi ' þa ' fik hun ' airik ' þar ' uarþ hun tauþ ' þar kuam ' gaiRlauk at arfi ' inku tutur sinar þurbiur(n) ' skalt ' risti runar
raþ| |þu kaiRmuntr -ik · kaiR[l]a[uk ·] (m)aytumi| |i þa · finku · þau sun · aþ han · truknaþi · in sun to : siþan : þa + fi(k) (h)(u)- --þrik · ha- ... (þ)(i)nsa · þa · finku þa(u) [bar](n) ... (i)(n) maR ain lifþi · [hu]n hit ' ...g[a] ' h(a)... fik raknfastr · i · snutastaþum · þa uarþ han tauþr · auk · sun · siþan · in · moþir kuam + at sunar ' arfi ' þa ' fik hun ' airik ' þar ' uarþ hun tauþ ' þar kuam ' gaiRlauk at arfi ' inku tutur sinar þurbiur(n) ' skalt ' risti runar
Geographic location of this rune inscription
The rune inscription is located in Hilleshög parish in the Ekerö municipality (Stockholm county).
The GPS position may not be entirely accurate. It can differ up to a few tens of meters.
Facts about this rune inscription
| Description | Content |
|---|---|
| Latitude: | 59.388085 |
| Longitude: | 17.704881 |
| Remnant ID: | L2017:9831 |
| Swedish National Heritage Board ID: | Hilleshög 41:1 |
| Swedish rune inscription ID: | U29 (Uppland) |
| Object: | Rune rock |
| Material: | |
| Rune carver: | Torbjörn skald (S) |
| Antiquarian assessment: | Ancient monument |
| Period: | Viking Age |
| Dating: | |
| Current status: | Confirmed on location |
| Damage status: | Damage |
| Name: | Gerlögs runa |
| County: | Stockholm |
| Municipality: | Ekerö |
| Parish: | Hilleshög |
| Swedish National Heritage Board information: | » |