G 199 $

Also known as: L 1742

Lost?
No
Object
grave slab
Material
stone, limestone
Dating
Middle ages 1160–1190
Found

Location

Found location
Tofta kyrka
Parish
Tofta sn
District
Banda ting
Municipality
Gotland
Current location
By the north inner wall.

Classification

Carver
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
Rune type
Style

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
57.521628, 18.168740

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

"Friðgeirr ok "Alvaldr ok "Hróðheiðr létu gera steinhvalf þess[a] eptir "Hróðorm, fôð[ur] sinn. B[i]ð[ið](?) ... sál hans. Sanktus "Bartolomeus árni miskunnar sálu "Hróð[or]ms. A[m]e[n](?) ... "Saxi [h]jó rúnar.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

"FriðgæiRR ok "Alvaldr ok "Hroðhæiðr letu gæra stæinhvalf þess[a] æftiR "Hroðorm, fað[ur] sinn. B[i]ð[in](?) ... sial hans. Sanktus "Bartolomeus ærni miskunnaR sialu "Hroð[or]ms. A[m]e[n](?) ... "Saxi [h]iogg runaR.

Transliteration

+ friþgaiR · ok · alualdR · ok · ro[þai]þR · litu · gieRa · stain·hualf · þis[- eftiR roþurm · faþ... sin (b)-þ-...] ...- · sia[l] · hans · saktus · barþolimeus · irni · miskunaR · sialu roþ--ms · a-e- ------... saksi -iek runaR

Translation (English)

Friðgeirr and Alvaldr and Hróðheiðr had this stone-vault made in memory of Hróðormr, their father. Pray(?) ... his soul. May Saint Bartholomew obtain mercy for Hróðormr's soul. Amen(?) ... Saxi cut the runes.

Translation (Swedish)

Fridgair och Alvald och Rodaid lät göra denna gravvård av sten efter Rodorm, fader ... hans själ. Må Sankt Bartolomeus utverka misskund åt Rodorms själ. Amen(?) ... Saxe högg runorna.

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