G 289

Lost?
No
Object
grave slab
Material
stone, limestone
Dating
Middle ages 1300–1350
Found

Location

Found location
Hellvi kyrka
Parish
Hellvi sn
District
Forsa ting
Municipality
Gotland
Current location
In the chancel floor.

Classification

Carver
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
Rune type
Style

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
57.775095, 18.895214

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Biðið fyrir þeir[a] [s]ál sem [h]ér [h]v[í]lask, "Bó[tg]eir[s] [o]k han[s] [h]úsf[re]yju ... ok "Bótvalda ok han[s] húsfreyju "Katr[ín]u ... af "Hambri/"Hammars.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Biðin fyriR þæiR[a] [s]ial sum [h]iar [h]v[i]las, "Bo[tg]æiR[s] [o]k han[s] [h]usf[rø]yiu ... ok "Botvalda ok han[s] husfrøyiu "Katr[in]u ... af "Hambri/"Hammars.

Transliteration

÷ [biþin] : fir[i · þair-- -i]al : [s]um -iar · ...u[-las] : bu-...aR- · ...[k · han]... ...[usb]...yu : ho...--u [:] ok : botual[d]a : ok [:] han- husbroyu katr--u ...u-- : af hambri

Translation (English)

Pray for the souls of those who rest here, Bótgeirr and his housewife ... and Bótvaldi and his housewife Katrína ... af Hambrir/Hammars.

Translation (Swedish)

Bedjen för deras själar som här vila, Butairs och hans hustrus ... och Botvaldes och hans hustru Katrinas ... från Hammars.

References