DR 3

Also known as: DK Sl3

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

Location

Found location
Haddeby 3 (Dannevirke/Busdorf), Busdorf
Parish
Busdorf
District
Amt Haddeby, Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg, (Schleswig-Holstein, Sydslesvig)
Municipality
Busdorf

Classification

Carver
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
Rune type
Style
Rak

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
54.487200, 9.549780

Texts

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.

Transliteration

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

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.

References

Images

  • Image of DR 3 source: http://runer.ku.dk/VisGenstand.aspx?Titel=Haddeby-sten_3
  • Image of DR 3 source: http://runer.ku.dk/VisGenstand.aspx?Titel=Haddeby-sten_3