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Rune-stone Gripsholmsstenen, Sö179, L1985:8289 in Kärnbo parish, Strängnäs municipality

Rune-stone Gripsholmsstenen, Sö179, L1985:8289 in Kärnbo parish, Strängnäs municipality
Photo: Niklas Vackerdag

Runic inscription

× tula : lit : raisa : stain : þinsa| |at : sun : sin : haralt : bruþur : inkuars : þaiR furu : trikila : fiari : at : kuli : auk : a:ustarla| |ar:ni : kafu : tuu : sunar:la : a sirk:lan:ti

Inscription

× tula : lit : raisa : stain : þinsa| |at : sun : sin : haralt : bruþur : inkuars : þaiR furu : trikila : fiari : at : kuli : auk : a:ustarla| |ar:ni : kafu : tuu : sunar:la : a sirk:lan:ti

Translation

Tóla had this stone raised in memory of her son Haraldr, Ingvarr's brother. They travelled valiantly far for gold, and in the east gave (food) to the eagle. (They) died in the south in Serkland.

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Rune-stone Gripsholmsstenen, Sö179, L1985:8289 in Kärnbo parish, Strängnäs municipality

Facts

Monument number L1985:8289
Swedish National Heritage Board ID Kärnbo 33:1
Carver Äskil 2 (A)
Status Confirmed on location
Place Visible above ground
Material Granite
Period Viking age
Antiquarian assessment Ancient monument
Damage status Undamaged
County Södermanland
Municipality Strängnäs
Parish Kärnbo
Coordinates 59.256983, 17.218075
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.