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Rune stone Stentoftenstenen, DR357, L1979:6658, Sölvesborg 14:1 in Sölvesborg, Blekinge

Photo of Rune stone Stentoftenstenen, DR357, L1979:6658

Interpretation of the runes

The inscription is translated into English according to the Scandinavian Runic-text Database:

§AP(To the) dwellers (and) guests Haþuwulfar gave ful year, Hariwulfar ... I, master of the runes(?) conceal here §AQ nine bucks, nine stallions, Haþuwulfar gave fruitful year, Hariwulfar ... I, master of the runes(?) conceal here §B runes of power. §C Incessantly (plagued by) maleficence, (doomed to) insidious death (is) he who this §D breaks.

§AP niuhAborumz ¶ niuhagestumz ¶ hAþuwolAfz gAf j ¶ hAriwolAfz (m)A--u snuh-e ¶ hidez runono fe(l)(A)h ekA hed¶erA §AQ niu hAborumz ¶ niu hagestumz ¶ hAþuwolAfz gAf j ¶ hAriwolAfz (m)A--u snuh-e ¶ hidez runono fe(l)(A)h ekA hed¶erA §B ginoronoz §C herAmAlAsAz ¶ ArAgeu we(l)Aduds| |sA þAt §D bAriutiþ

§AP niuhAborumz ¶ niuhagestumz ¶ hAþuwolAfz gAf j ¶ hAriwolAfz (m)A--u snuh-e ¶ hidez runono fe(l)(A)h ekA hed¶erA §AQ niu hAborumz ¶ niu hagestumz ¶ hAþuwolAfz gAf j ¶ hAriwolAfz (m)A--u snuh-e ¶ hidez runono fe(l)(A)h ekA hed¶erA §B ginoronoz §C herAmAlAsAz ¶ ArAgeu we(l)Aduds| |sA þAt §D bAriutiþ

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Geographic location of this rune inscription

The rune inscription is located in Sölvesborg parish in the Sölvesborgs municipality (Blekinge county).

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Facts about this rune inscription

Description Content
Latitude: 56.062011
Longitude: 14.609715
Remnant ID: L1979:6658
Swedish National Heritage Board ID: Sölvesborg 14:1
Swedish rune inscription ID: DR357 (Blekinge, Halland & Skåne)
Object: Rune stone
Material: Granite
Rune carver:
Antiquarian assessment: Other cultural-historical relic
Period: Proto-Norse
Dating: 520/530–700 (imer 2007)
Current status: Confirmed on location
Damage status: Undamaged
Name: Stentoftenstenen
County: Blekinge
Municipality: Sölvesborg
Parish: Sölvesborg
Swedish National Heritage Board information: » L1979:6658