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Rune-stone Gs13, L1951:4848 in Gävle parish, Gävle municipality

Rune-stone Gs13, L1951:4848 in Gävle parish, Gävle municipality
Photo: Melgert Rink

Runic inscription

§P × brusi lit rita s-... ... [(a)]b--R (i)h(i)(l) ÷ brur sin : in h-n uarþ tauþr a tafstalonti × þo brusi furþi lank lans ' abtiR [br](u)r sin h(o)[n] fur (m)iR fraukiRi kuþ hialbi hons| |salu| |uk| |kuþ(s) (m)(u)[þiR ' suain ' uk osmunrt ' þaiR markaþu] + §Q × brusi lit rita s-... ... [(a)]b--R (i)h(i)(l) brur sin : in h-n uarþ tauþr a tafstalonti × þo brusi furþi lanklans ' abtiR [br](u)r sin h(o)[n] fur (m)iR fraukiRi kuþ hialbi hons| |salu| |uk| |kuþ(s) (m)(u)[þiR ' suain ' uk osmunrt ' þaiR markaþu] +

Inscription

§P × brusi lit rita s-... ... [(a)]b--R (i)h(i)(l) ÷ brur sin : in h-n uarþ tauþr a tafstalonti × þo brusi furþi lank lans ' abtiR [br](u)r sin h(o)[n] fur (m)iR fraukiRi kuþ hialbi hons| |salu| |uk| |kuþ(s) (m)(u)[þiR ' suain ' uk osmunrt ' þaiR markaþu] + §Q × brusi lit rita s-... ... [(a)]b--R (i)h(i)(l) brur sin : in h-n uarþ tauþr a tafstalonti × þo brusi furþi lanklans ' abtiR [br](u)r sin h(o)[n] fur (m)iR fraukiRi kuþ hialbi hons| |salu| |uk| |kuþ(s) (m)(u)[þiR ' suain ' uk osmunrt ' þaiR markaþu] +

Translation

§P Brúsi had this stone erected in memory of Egill, his brother. And he died in Tafeistaland, when Brúsi brought (= led?) the land's levy(?) (= army) after his brother. He travelled with Freygeirr. May God and God's mother help his soul. Sveinn and Ásmundr, they marked. §Q Brúsi had this stone erected in memory of Egill, his brother. And he died in Tafeistaland, when Brúsi bore long-spear (= battle standard) after his brother. He travelled with Freygeirr. May God and God's mother help his soul. Sveinn and Ásmundr, they marked.

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Rune-stone Gs13, L1951:4848 in Gävle parish, Gävle municipality

Facts

Monument number L1951:4848
Swedish National Heritage Board ID Gävle 31:1
Carver Sven 5 (S); Åsmund (S)
Status Confirmed on location
Place Visible above ground
Material Gray-red Gävle sandstone
Antiquarian assessment Ancient monument
Damage status Undamaged
County Gävleborg
Municipality Gävle
Parish Gävle
Coordinates 60.6727135, 17.1380235
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.