DR 97

Also known as: DK MJy40

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

þurui : uikuts : kuno : lit : risa : stin : þonsi : eftiR : þurbiurn : sun : sibu : sustlik : sin : is : hun : hukþi : b(e)tr : þon : suasum : suni :

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Þyrvé, Végauts kona, lét reisa stein þenna eptir Þorbjôrn, son Sibbu, systling sinn, er hon hugði betr en svásem syni.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Þorwi, Wigots kona, let resa sten þænsi æftiR Þorbiorn, sun Sibbu, systling sin, æs hon hugþi bætr þan swasum syni.

Translation (English)

Þyrvé, Végautr's wife, had this stone raised in memory of Þorbjôrn, son of Sibba, her cousin, whom she cared for more than had he been her own son / than a dear son.

Location

Found location
Ålum 4
Parish
Ålum sn
District
Sønderlyng hd, Nørrejylland
Municipality
Randers
Oldest known latitude and longitude
56.452373, 9.832757

Classification

Carver
Possibly the same carver as DR 96
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
Rak
Dating
Viking age, post-Jelling

References

Images

  • Image of DR 97 source: http://runer.ku.dk/VisGenstand.aspx?Titel=%c3%85lum-sten_4