G 208 $

Also known as: L 1591

Lost?
No
Object
picture-stone-shaped runestone
Material
stone, limestone
Found

Texts

Transliteration

[b]u[t]muntr : auk : butraifR : auk : kunua-(r) [: -]... ...tu : stain : þ... ... ...[at : faþur : si]n : kuþ : h(i)albi : (s)elu : hans : auk : kus : muþiR : (b)etr : þen : uiR : biþia : kunin · ¶ -(a)... ...(a)-(n) (:)

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Bótmundr ok Bótreifr ok Gunnhva[t]r [þeir reis]tu stein þ[enna] ... ...[hv]at(?), fôður sinn. Guð hjalpi sálu hans ok Guðs móðir betr en vér biðja kunnim ... ...

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Botmundr ok BotræifR ok Gunnhva[t]r [þæiR ræis]tu stæin þ[enna] ... ...[hv]at(?), faður sinn. Guð hialpi selu hans ok Guðs moðiR bætr þæn viR biðia kunnin ... ...

Translation (English)

Bótmundr and Bótreifr and Gunnhvatr they raised this stone ... ...-hvatr(?), their father. May God and God's mother help his soul better than we could pray ...

Translation (Swedish)

Botmund och Botraiv och Gunnvar [de] reste denna sten [efter] ...-vat(?), sin fader. Gud hjälpe hans själ och Guds moder bättre än vi kunna bedja ...

Location

Found location
Stenkumla kyrka
Current location
In the tower room, behind the organ.
Parish
Stenkumla sn
District
Stenkumla ting
Municipality
Gotland
Province and country
Gotland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
57.547686, 18.268398

Classification

Carver
Same carver as G 207.
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A1(?); B1; C9; D2; E5-E7; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 3?
Dating
Viking age ca 1100

References

Images

  • Image of G 208 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Bauer.corp; license: CC0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:G_208.jpg
  • Image of G 208 Wikimedia Commons; artist: J. W. Hamner; license: Public domain source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:G207_G208_Stenkumla_kyrka_-_KMB_-_16001000540143.jpg