Rune-stone Sm5, L1954:5001 in Hjortsberga parish, Alvesta municipality
Runic inscription
§A : kotr : sati : sten : þana : eftR : ketil : §B : sun : sin : han : faR : §C : mana : mesr o:niþikR : eR a : eklati : ali : tunþi
Inscription
§A : kotr : sati : sten : þana : eftR : ketil : §B : sun : sin : han : faR : §C : mana : mesr o:niþikR : eR a : eklati : ali : tunþi
Translation
§A Gautr placed this stone in memory of Ketill §B his son. He was §C the most unvillainous of men, who forfeited his life in England.
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Rune-stone Sm5, L1954:5001 in Hjortsberga parish, Alvesta municipality
Facts
| Monument number | L1954:5001 |
|---|---|
| Swedish National Heritage Board ID | Hjortsberga 35:1 |
| Status | Confirmed on location |
| Place | Visible above ground |
| Material | Fine-grained reddish gneiss |
| Period | Viking age |
| Antiquarian assessment | Ancient monument |
| Damage status | Damage |
| County | Kronoberg |
| Municipality | Alvesta |
| Parish | Hjortsberga |
| Coordinates | 56.9406535, 14.5000595 |
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.