M 16

Lost?
No
Object
fragment of runestone
Material
stone, granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

bia(r)(n) raiti ... ...þur sin : kuþ hialbi ant hans ... ...ti runaR

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Bjôrn reisti ... [fô]ður/[bró]ður sinn. Guð hjalpi ônd hans ... [ris]ti rúnar.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Biorn ræisti ... [fa]ður/[bro]ður sinn. Guð hialpi and hans ... [ris]ti runaR.

Translation (English)

Bjôrn raised ... his father/brother. May God help his spirit ... carved the runes.

Translation (Swedish)

Påe(?) lät uppresa …, sin fader. Gud hjälpe själen. Björn och(?) ...

Location

Found location
Sköns kyrka
Parish
Sköns sn
District
Medelpads östra domsagas tingslag
Municipality
Sundsvall
Province and country
Medelpad, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
62.447908, 17.352455

Classification

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

References

Images

  • Image of M 16 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Sendelbach ( talk ); license: CC BY-SA 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M_16_Runsten_vid_Sk%C3%B6ns_kyrka.jpg
  • Image of M 16 Wikimedia Commons; artist: biltvätt; license: CC BY 4.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M_16b.jpg