DR 3 — Scandinavian Runic Inscription from Haddeby 3 (Dannevirke/Busdorf), Busdorf

Found

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Transliteration

§A : suin : kunukR : sati : ¶ stin : uftiR : skarþa ¶ sin : himþiga : ias : uas : ¶ : farin : uestr : ion : nu : §B : uarþ : tauþr : at : hiþa:bu

Normalisation (Old Norse)

§A Sveinn konungr setti stein eptir Skarða, sinn heimþega, er var farinn vestr, en nú §B varð dauðr at Heiðabý.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

§A Swen kunungR satti sten æftiR Skarþa, sin hemþæga, æs was farin wæstr, æn nu §B warþ døþr at Heþaby.

Translation (English)

§A King Sveinn placed the stone in memory of Skarði, his retainer, who travelled to the west, but who then §B died at Hedeby.

Translation (Swedish)

§A Kong Svend satte stenen efter sin hirdmand Skarde, som var draget vesterpå, men nu §B fandt døden ved Hedeby.

Found location: Haddeby 3 (Dannevirke/Busdorf), Busdorf
Parish: Busdorf
District: Amt Haddeby, Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg, (Schleswig-Holstein, Sydslesvig)
Municipality: Busdorf
Oldest known latitude and longitude: 54.487200, 9.549780