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Rune-stone Gårdbystenen, Öl28, L1958:4591 in Gårdby parish, Mörbylånga municipality

Rune-stone Gårdbystenen, Öl28, L1958:4591 in Gårdby parish, Mörbylånga municipality
Photo: Stefan Svenaeus

Runic inscription

§P harþruþr + raisti + stain + þinsa + aiftiR + sun + sin + s(m)iþ + trak + kuþan + halfburin + bruþiR ans + sitr + kar¶þum ¶ brantr + rit - × iak þu raþa + khn §Q harþruþr + raisti + stain + þinsa + aiftiR + sun + sin + s(m)iþ + trak + kuþan + halfburin + bruþiR ans + sitr + kar¶þum ¶ brantr + rit - × iak þu raþa + khn

Inscription

§P harþruþr + raisti + stain + þinsa + aiftiR + sun + sin + s(m)iþ + trak + kuþan + halfburin + bruþiR ans + sitr + kar¶þum ¶ brantr + rit - × iak þu raþa + khn §Q harþruþr + raisti + stain + þinsa + aiftiR + sun + sin + s(m)iþ + trak + kuþan + halfburin + bruþiR ans + sitr + kar¶þum ¶ brantr + rit - × iak þu raþa + khn

Translation

§P Herþrúðr raised this stone in memory of her son Smiðr, a good valiant man. Halfborinn, his brother, sits in Garðar (Russia). Brandr cut rightly, therefore (one) can interpret (the runes). §Q Herþrúðr raised this stone in memory of her son Smiðr, a good valiant man. His halfbrother Brandr sits in Garðir. Cut rightly into, therefore (one) can interpret (the runes).

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Rune-stone Gårdbystenen, Öl28, L1958:4591 in Gårdby parish, Mörbylånga municipality

Facts

Monument number L1958:4591
Swedish National Heritage Board ID Gårdby 17:1
Carver Brand (S)
Status Confirmed on location
Place Visible above ground
Material Gray limestone
Antiquarian assessment Ancient monument
Damage status Undamaged
County Kalmar
Municipality Mörbylånga
Parish Gårdby
Coordinates 56.6005495, 16.637216
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.