DR 216 $

Also known as: DK Syd4, L 1492

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

§A osraþr auk hiltu(-)-R ¶ raisþu stain þansi ¶ aft froþa fronti sin ¶ sin ian han uas þo foink ¶ uaiRa §B ian han uarþ tauþr o suo¶þiauþu auk uas furs ¶ i frikis ioþi þo aliR uikikaR

Normalisation (Old Norse)

§A Ástráðr ok Hildu[ng]r/Hildv[íg]r/Hildu[lf]r reistu stein þenna ept Fraða/Freða, frænda sinn sinn, en hann var þá feikn(?) vera, §B en hann varð dauðr á Svíþjóðu ok var fyrstr(?) í(?) Friggis(?) liði(?) þá allir víkingar.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

§A Asraþr ok Hildu[ng]R/Hildv[ig]R/Hildu[lf]R resþu sten þænsi æft Fraþa/Fræþa, frænda sin sin, æn han was þa fækn(?) wæRa, §B æn han warþ døþr a Sweþiuþu ok was fyrst(?) i(?) Friggis(?) liði(?) þa alliR wikingaR.

Translation (English)

§A Ástráðr and Hildungr/Hildvígr/Hildulfr raised this stone in memory of Fraði/Freði, their kinsman. And he was then the terror(?) of men. §B And he died in Sweden and was thereafter the first(?) in(?) Friggir's(?) retinue(?) and then: all vikings.

Location

Found location
Tirsted
Current location
Nationalmuseet
Parish
Tirsted sn
District
Fuglse hd, Lolland-Falster
Municipality
Lolland
Oldest known latitude and longitude
54.735100, 11.345300

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
Rak
Dating
Viking age, Jelling

References

Images

  • Image of DR 216 source: http://runer.ku.dk/VisGenstand.aspx?Titel=Tirsted-sten
  • Image of DR 216 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Christian Bickel; license: CC BY-SA 2.0 de source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kbh_DR216_Tirsted_sten_1.jpg
  • Image of DR 216 Wikimedia Commons; artist: User:Skadinaujo; license: CC BY-SA 2.5 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tirsted_runestone_I.JPG
  • Image of DR 216 Wikimedia Commons; artist: User:Skadinaujo; license: CC BY-SA 2.5 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tirsted_runestone_II.JPG
  • Image of DR 216 Wikimedia Commons; artist: User:Skadinaujo; license: CC BY-SA 2.5 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tirsted_runestone_III.JPG
  • Image of DR 216 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Abubiju; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tirsted-Runenstein.jpg