GR 15 $

Lost?
No
Object
stick
Material
wood, wood
Found

Texts

Transliteration

+ þæsi : kona : uar : lagþ ÷ firi : borþ : i : grøna¶laz : haf(e) : ær : guþu(e)h : het

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Þessi kona var lagð fyrir borð í "Grœnalands hafi, er "Guðveig hét.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Þessi kona var lagð fyrir borð í "Grœnalands hafi, er "Guðveig hét.

Translation (English)

This woman, who was called Guðveig, was laid overboard in the Greenland sea.

Location

Found location
Ikigaat/Herjolfsnes (Ø 111)
Current location
Nationalmuseet, København (D10676)
District
Østerbygd (Grönland)
Municipality
Kujalleq
Oldest known latitude and longitude
60.003400, -44.761000

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
the ø-rune has continuous branches slanting upwards to the right
Style
—
Dating
Middle ages

References

Images

  • Image of GR 15 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/bd693ef8-02b4-4bf0-aace-92aca75941e2