G 242

Also known as: L 1725

Lost?
No
Object
gravhäll
Material
stone, kalksten
Dating
M m 1200-t - 1300
Found

Location

Found location
Hejnums kyrka
Parish
Hejnums sn
District
Bäls ting
Municipality
Gotland
Current location
Fastklamrad mot stödmurens västra sida.

Classification

Carver
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
Rune type
Style

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
57.680151, 18.631934

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

"Geirhvatr af "Norðrbý/"Norrbys hvílisk hér ok hans húsfreyja "Hróðþjóð. Gerið vel ok biðið fyrir þeim. Þau v[á]ru þat sem ér eruð nú ok ér verðið þat sem þau eru nú.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

"GæiRhvatr af "Norðrby/"Norrbys hvilis hiar ok hans husfrøyia "Hroðþiuð. Gærin vel ok biðin fyriR þæim. Þaun v[a]Ru þet sum iR eRin nu ok iR verðin þet sum þaun eRu nu.

Transliteration

÷: gairuatr : af · norþrby : huilis hiar : ok · hans [·] husbroia : ruþiauþ : gerin uel · (o)k · biþin · firi · þaim · þaun u-ru · þet · sum · iR iarin · nu · ok · iR · uarþi(n) · þet · sum · þa^un · iaru · nu

Translation (English)

Geirhvatr of Norðrbýr/Norrbys rests here and his housewife Hróðþjóð. Be so kind and pray for them. They were that which you are now and you will become that which they are now.

Translation (Swedish)

Gairvat från Norrbys vilar här och hans hustru Rudiaud. Gör väl och bed för dem. De var det som ni är nu och ni blir det som de är nu.

References

Images

  • Image of G 242 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/3f6e7571-da92-49c4-9291-774f7649eef8
  • Image of G 242 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/5c971b74-9a38-4fa2-b6ab-737ff1f35a69
  • Image of G 242 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/71d9a875-85a3-4d2f-87d8-aef2a4e789a9