N 157

Also known as: L 1456

Lost?
No
Object
grave slab
Material
stone, quartzite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

+ o^kmole : ræisl ru^na^r þesa^r - u^k biþr þø^rs a^lma^ka^n kuþ ÷ at ha^n ta^ke ÷ ¶ uiþr s-l kamas : er þesse slæin tikr ibir +

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Ôgmundr reist rúnar þessar, ok biðr þess almátkan Guð, at hann taki viðr s[á]l Gamals, er þessi steinn liggr yfir.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Ôgmundr reist rúnar þessar, ok biðr þess almátkan Guð, at hann taki viðr s[á]l Gamals, er þessi steinn liggr yfir.

Translation (English)

Ôgmundr carved these runes, and prays to the almighty God that he receive the soul of Gamall, whom this stone lies over.

Location

Found location
Flatdal kirke
Current location
Kulturhistorisk museum, Universitetet in Oslo (C3497), on deposit at Universitetsbiblioteket at Blindern in Oslo.
Parish
Flatdal sn
District
Telemark fylke
Municipality
Seljord
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.560700, 8.572200

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
—
Dating
Middle ages 12th century

References

Images

  • Image of N 157 Norges innskrifter med de yngre runer, vol. II, p. 214. ¤ Image of the runestone. Photo: Ogneslav. © source: https://www.arild-hauge.com/arild-hauge/102_N157-Flatdal_k-e_Oslo-Blindern-UB.jpg
  • Image of N 157 Image of the runestone. Photo: Aslak Liestøl. CC-BY-SA 4.0 source: https://www.arild-hauge.com/arild-hauge/rune-bilde-N157-Flatdal.jpg