N 159

Lost?
No
Object
door fitting
Material
metal, iron
Found

Texts

Transliteration

a-r--s ÷ ræse runar þesar um| |meærþi ÷ þeta it fysta purþari(a)n ÷ muþ --

Normalisation (Old Norse)

A[nd]r[é]s(?) reist rúnar þessar ok gerði þetta it fyrsta hurðarjarn. Guð(?)/Guði(?) ...

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

A[nd]r[é]s(?) reist rúnar þessar ok gerði þetta it fyrsta hurðarjarn. Guð(?)/Guði(?) ...

Translation (English)

Andrés(?) carved these runes and made this, the first door-hinge. God (be praised?) ...

Location

Found location
Snarteland
Parish
Fyresdal sn
District
Telemark fylke
Municipality
Fyresdal
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.204600, 8.060400

Classification

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

References

Images

  • Image of N 159 Tracing of the runic inscription. Tracing: Kulturhistorisk museum. CC-BY-SA 4.0 source: https://www.arild-hauge.com/runer.ku.dk/N_159_SNARTELAND_Runetegning.jpg
  • Image of N 159 Drawing of the entire fitting. Drawing: Meyer, Kulturhistorisk museum. CC-BY-SA 4.0 source: https://www.arild-hauge.com/runer.ku.dk/N_159_SNARTELAND_Tegning.jpg
  • Image of N 159 Image of the door with fittings. Photo: L. Smedstad, Kulturhistorisk museum. CC-BY-SA 4.0 source: https://www.arild-hauge.com/runer.ku.dk/N_159_SNARTELAND_Door.jpg
  • Image of N 159 Photo: L. Smedstad, Kulturhistorisk museum. CC-BY-SA 4.0 source: https://www.arild-hauge.com/runer.ku.dk/N_159_SNARTELAND_beslag-1.jpg
  • Image of N 159 Image shown in the inscription section (no separate image caption provided). source: https://www.arild-hauge.com/arild-hauge/rune-bilde-N159.gif