DR 68

Also known as: DK MJy79

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

§A (-)usti × auk × hufi × auk × þir × frebiurn × risþu × stin × þonsi × eftiR × ¶ × osur × saksa × filaka × sin × harþa × §B kuþan × trik × saR × tu × ¶ × mana × mest × uniþikR × ¶ saR × ati × skib × miþ × arno +

Normalisation (Old Norse)

§A [T]osti ok Hofi ok þeir Freybjôrn reistu stein þenna eptir Ôzur Saxa, félaga sinn, harða §B góðan dreng. Sá dó manna mest óníðingr, sá átti skip með Árna.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

§A [T]osti ok Hofi ok þeR Frøbiorn resþu sten þænsi æftiR Azur Saxa, felaga sin, harþa §B goþan dræng. SaR do manna mæst uniþingR, saR atti skip mæþ Arna.

Translation (English)

§A Tosti and Hofi and Freybjôrn, they raised this stone in memory of Ôzurr Saxon/Sword(-wielder), their partner, a very §B good valiant man. He died as the most unvillainous of men; he owned a ship with Árni.

Location

Found location
Århus 6
Current location
Moesgård Museum. Århus
Parish
Århus sn
District
Hasle hd, Nørrejylland
Municipality
Aarhus
Oldest known latitude and longitude
56.158200, 10.204900

Classification

Carver
Possibly the same carver as DR 63
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
dotted m-rune
Style
Rak?
Dating
Viking age, post-Jelling

References

Images

  • Image of DR 68 source: https://runer.ku.dk/q.php?p=runer/genstande/genstand/63