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.