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Rune-stone Bjärbystenen, Öl36, L1956:1898 in Runsten parish, Borgholm municipality

Rune-stone Bjärbystenen, Öl36, L1956:1898 in Runsten parish, Borgholm municipality
Photo: Stefan Svenaeus

Runic inscription

× (h)[e]rfri[þ- ...-] × uiþbiurn × litu × raisa × stain × þina × at × fastulf × faþur sin ×× siklaug × lit × raisa aftiR : bunta × sin × han × iaR × krafin × i × kirikiu ×

Inscription

× (h)[e]rfri[þ- ...-] × uiþbiurn × litu × raisa × stain × þina × at × fastulf × faþur sin ×× siklaug × lit × raisa aftiR : bunta × sin × han × iaR × krafin × i × kirikiu ×

Translation

Herfríðr/Herfreðr and Viðbjôrn had this stone raised in memory of Fastulfr, their father. Siglaug had (it) raised in memory of her husband. He is buried in the church.

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Rune-stone Bjärbystenen, Öl36, L1956:1898 in Runsten parish, Borgholm municipality

Facts

Monument number L1956:1898
Swedish National Heritage Board ID Runsten 27:1
Status Confirmed on location
Place Visible above ground
Material Gray limestone
Antiquarian assessment Ancient monument
Damage status Damage
County Kalmar
Municipality Borgholm
Parish Runsten
Coordinates 56.7109115, 16.705343
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.