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Rune-stone Vg59, L1963:2937 in Bjärka parish, Skara municipality

Runic inscription

rifnikR : auk : kiali : auk : brunulfR : auk : kifulfR : satu : stin : þonsi : iftiR : fut : faþur : sin : harþa : kuþon : þign : sua : hifiR : osa : as : igi : mun : sum : kuin : ift : uir : siþon : kaurua :: hialmR : auk : hiali : hiaku : runaR ·

Inscription

rifnikR : auk : kiali : auk : brunulfR : auk : kifulfR : satu : stin : þonsi : iftiR : fut : faþur : sin : harþa : kuþon : þign : sua : hifiR : osa : as : igi : mun : sum : kuin : ift : uir : siþon : kaurua :: hialmR : auk : hiali : hiaku : runaR ·

Translation

Hrefningr and Gjalli and Brynjulfr and Gjafulfr placed this stone in memory of Fótr, their father, a very good thegn. Thus has Ása made, as no other wife in memory of (her) husband will. Hjalmr and Hjalli cut the runes.

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Rune-stone Vg59, L1963:2937 in Bjärka parish, Skara municipality

Facts

Monument number L1963:2937
Swedish National Heritage Board ID Bjärka 6:1
Carver Hjälm (S) och Hjalle (S)
Status Confirmed on location
Place Visible above ground
Antiquarian assessment Ancient monument
Damage status Undamaged
County Västra Götaland
Municipality Skara
Parish Bjärka
Coordinates 58.2845235, 13.4868015
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.