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Rune-stone Hällestadsstenarna, DR295, L1989:8972 in Hällestad parish, Lund municipality

Rune-stone Hällestadsstenarna, DR295, L1989:8972 in Hällestad parish, Lund municipality
Photo: Bo Sibbern-Larsen

Runic inscription

§A : askil : sati : stin : þansi : ift[iR] ¶ : tuka : kurms : sun : saR : hulan : ¶ trutin : saR : flu : aigi : at : ub:¶:salum §B satu : trikaR : iftiR : sin : bruþr ¶ stin : o : biarki : stuþan : runum : þiR : §C (k)(u)(r)(m)(s) (:) (t)(u)(k)(a) : kiku : (n)(i)(s)(t)[iR]

Inscription

§A : askil : sati : stin : þansi : ift[iR] ¶ : tuka : kurms : sun : saR : hulan : ¶ trutin : saR : flu : aigi : at : ub:¶:salum §B satu : trikaR : iftiR : sin : bruþr ¶ stin : o : biarki : stuþan : runum : þiR : §C (k)(u)(r)(m)(s) (:) (t)(u)(k)(a) : kiku : (n)(i)(s)(t)[iR]

Translation

§A Áskell placed this stone in memory of Tóki Gormr's son, to him a faithful lord. He did not flee at Uppsala. §B Valiant men placed in memory of their brother the stone on the hill, steadied by runes. They §C went closest to Gormr's Tóki.

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Rune-stone Hällestadsstenarna, DR295, L1989:8972 in Hällestad parish, Lund municipality

Facts

Monument number L1989:8972
Swedish National Heritage Board ID Hällestad 2:1
Carver Troligen samma som gjort DR 297
Status Confirmed on location
Place Visible above ground
Material Sandstone
Period Viking age
Antiquarian assessment Ancient monument
Damage status Unknown
County Skåne
Municipality Lund
Parish Hällestad
Coordinates 55.6775845, 13.420764
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.