DR 42

Also known as: DK SJy11, L 1538

Found
Jelling 2
Dating
V Jelling
Material
stone, granit
Found

Location

Found location
Jelling 2
Parish
Jelling sn
District
Tørrild hd, Nørrejylland
Municipality
Vejle
Original site
ja
Original coordinates
55.756567, 9.419640
Parish code
170904-143 [Lokalitet/188448]

Classification

Dating
V Jelling
Year range
900 – 1050
Style
Fp, Pr 1?
Material type
stone
Material
granit
Object
runsten

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

§A "Haraldr konungr bað gera kuml þessi ept "Gorm, fôður sinn, ok ept "Þyrvé, móður sína, sá "Haraldr er sér vann "Danmôrk §B alla ok "Norveg §C ok dani gerði kristna.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

§A "Haraldr kunungR baþ gørwa kumbl þøsi æft "Gorm, faþur sin, ok æft "Þorwi, moþur sina, sa "Haraldr æs seR wan "Danmork §B alla ok "Norwæg §C ok dani gærþi kristna.

Transliteration

§A : haraltr : kunukR : baþ : kaurua ¶ kubl : þausi : aft : kurm faþur sin ¶ auk aft : þourui : muþur : sina : sa ¶ haraltr (:) ias : soR · uan · tanmaurk §B ala · auk · nuruiak §C (·) auk t(a)ni (k)(a)(r)(þ)(i) kristno

Translation (English)

§A King Haraldr ordered these monuments made in memory of Gormr, his father, and in memory of Þyrvé, his mother; that Haraldr who won for himself all of Denmark §B and Norway §C and made the Danes Christian.

References

  • DK nr.: SJy 11, http://runer.ku.dk/VisGenstand.aspx?Titel=Jelling-sten_2
  • Riksarkivet

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