G 259

Lost?
No
Object
base of altar crucifix
Material
wood, hardwood
Found

Texts

Transliteration

fir : fis¶kæra : korsit

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Fyrir fiskara krossit.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

FyriR fiskara krossit.

Translation (English)

For fishermen the cross.

Translation (Swedish)

För fiskarekorset.

Location

Found location
Väskinde kyrka
Current location
SHM (26274:97)
Parish
Väskinde sn
District
Bro ting
Municipality
Gotland
Province and country
Gotland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
57.690581, 18.423130

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
—
Dating
Middle ages probably 16th century

References

Images

  • Image of G 259 Samlingar på Statens historiska museum source: https://samlingar.shm.se/object/130CAF0E-CBCB-447C-BED9-962D74229468