DR 6

Also known as: DK SlB1

Found
Slesvig
Current
Slesvigs domkyrka
Dating
V kristen efter-Jelling
Material
stone, kalksten
Found

Location

Found location
Slesvig
Parish
Stadt Schleswig
District
Stadt Schleswig (Schleswig-Holstein, Sydslesvig)
Municipality
Schleswig
Current location
Slesvigs domkyrka
Original coordinates
54.513800, 9.569260

Classification

Dating
V kristen efter-Jelling
Year range
1000 – 1050
Style
?
Material type
stone
Material
kalksten
Object
runsten

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

§A ... lét reisa stein e[ptir] §B ... ... ... [d]auðr ... ... ok "Guðmundr þeir r[istu §C rún]ar. Á "Englandi í "Skíu [h]vílisk. "Kr[istr](?) ... ...

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

§A ... let resa sten æ[ftiR] §B ... ... ... [d]øþr ... ... ok "Guþmundr þeR r[istu §C run]aR. A "Ænglandi i "Skiu [h]wilis. "Kr[istr](?) ... ...

Transliteration

§A ... l(i)t (:) r(i)(s)(a) : stain : e... §B ...-an : s(u)(l)... ¶ ... ...(a)uþr : ... ¶ ...(n) : auk : kuþmuntr : þaR [:] [r]... §C ...[(a)R] : a enklanti : i skiu (:) -uilis : kr... ... ...

Translation (English)

§A ... had the stone raised in memory of §B ... dead ... and Guðmundr, they carved §C the runes. (He) rests at Skía in England. Christ ...

Translation (Swedish)

§A ... lod rejse stenen efter §B ... døde ... og Gudmund, de (ristede §C runerne ?). (Han) hviler i Skia i England. (Kristus?) ...

Additional information

Man har tidigare ansett ristningen vara svensk, men den kan mycket väl vara lokalt skapad (Lerche Nielsen 2001:133 ff.). Källström (2007a:334) föreslår att slutet även kan tolkas "som vilar i England i Skia".

References

  • DK nr.: SlB 1, http://runer.ku.dk/VisGenstand.aspx?Titel=Slesvig-sten
  • Riksarkivet