DR 291

Also known as: DK Sk37, L 1427

Lost?
No
Object
runsten
Material
stone, granit
Dating
V efter-Jelling
Found Present

Location

Found location
Sövestad 2, Krageholm
Parish
Sövestads sn
District
Herrestads hd, Skåne
Municipality
Ystad
Current location
I slottet Krageholms trädgård.

Classification

Carver
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
Rune type
Style
Fp

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
55.488354, 13.761163
Current latitude and longitude
55.492521, 13.765884

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

"Tonna setti stein þenna eptir "Bram, bónda sinn, ok "Ásgautr, sonr hans. Han var beztr búmanna ok mildastr matar.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

"Tonna satti sten þænsi æftiR "Bram, bonda sin, ok "Asgotr, sunR hans. Han waR bæztr bomanna ok mildastr mataR.

Transliteration

× tuna × sati × stain × þansi × aftiR × bram × bunta : sin × auk × askutr × sunR × hans × han × uaR × bastr × bumana × auk × ¶ × miltastr × mataR

Translation (English)

Tonna placed this stone in memory of Bramr, her husbandman, and (so did) Ásgautr, his son. He was the best of estate-holders and the most generous with food.

Translation (Swedish)

Tunna satte denna sten efter Bram, sin make, och Åsgöt, hans son (lät också resa). Han var den bäste bland bomän och givmildast med mat.

References

Images

  • Image of DR 291 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/62c49508-b2a4-49f1-8b34-53168e323970
  • Image of DR 291 source: https://digitaltmuseum.se/021047771668
  • Image of DR 291 source: http://runer.ku.dk/VisGenstand.aspx?Titel=S%c3%b6vestad-sten_2