IS IR;181

Lost?
No
Object
church door
Material
wood, wood
Found

Texts

Transliteration

... rikia kYnYng ÷ her grapin ÷ er ua {D}^reka þænna

Normalisation (Old Norse)

... ríkja konung hér grafinn er vá {d}reka þenna.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

... ríkja konung hér grafinn er vá {d}reka þenna.

Translation (English)

... powerful king here buried/engraved who slaughtered this dragon.

Location

Found location
Valþjófsstaðir
Current location
Þjóðminjasafn (nr. 11009)
Parish
Valþjófsstaðir sn
District
Norður Múla sysla
Oldest known latitude and longitude
66.239800, -16.430100

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
—
Dating
Middle ages ca 1200

References