Gs 8 $

Also known as: L 1056

Lost?
No
Object
2 fragments of runestone
Material
stone, grey-red sandstone
Found Present

Texts

Transliteration

asmuntr -... ...faþ-... han : uas : uist : --- ikla-ti ...k^uust--

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Ásmundr ... ... Hann var vestr [út á] Engla[n]di ...

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Asmundr ... ... Hann vas vestr [ut a] Ængla[n]di ...

Translation (English)

Ásmundr ... He was abroad in the west in England ...

Translation (Swedish)

Åsmund … Han var västerut i England …

Location

Found location
Väster Hästbo
Current location
In Torsåkers Church.
Parish
Torsåkers sn
District
Gästriklands västra tingslag
Municipality
Hofors
Province and country
Gästrikland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
60.456681, 16.454775
Current latitude and longitude
60.509048, 16.469982

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
Rak
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of Gs 8 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/0819fef7-f1f4-4dac-8855-3f5f1e3210b2