N 171

Also known as: L 2232

Lost?
No
Object
inscription on wood
Material
wood, wood
Dating
Middle ages June 1197 (?)
Found

Location

Found location
Vinje kirke
Parish
Vinje og Nesland sn
District
Telemark fylke
Municipality
Vinje

Classification

Carver
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
Rune type
Style

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.619400, 7.843200

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

... "H[a]llv[a]rðr "Grenski reist rúnar þessar. Sæll er, sá er svíki, fýla, sorg á reikar torgi "Grettis sótt at gæti, geldr eiðar þess aldri. Er-a feiknbrôgðum flagða fallnir niðr með ôllu haukar "Baldrs, ok halda hugstríði byr[skíða].

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

... "H[a]llv[a]rðr "Grenski reist rúnar þessar. Sæll er, sá er svíki, fýla, sorg á reikar torgi "Grettis sótt at gæti, geldr eiðar þess aldri. Er-a feiknbrôgðum flagða fallnir niðr með ôllu haukar "Baldrs, ok halda hugstríði byr[skíða].

Transliteration

... h-lu-rþr · krenske · ræist uinar þesr · sæl er · sa er sui(k)(i) · -(f)yla · so^rh · r(e)ika^r · tohe · græitis · sot · at · kæte · ge^lt^r æiþa^r · þæs · (a)^lt^ri · era · fenbra^uhþum · flahþa · fa^lner · niþr · meþ · a^ulu · ha^uka^r · ba^lts · a^uk · ha^lta · huhstriþi · byr·...

Translation (English)

... Hallvarðr from Grenland (lower Telemark) carved these runes. Never is he fortunate, the brute who betrays: (he can) expect to get sorrow on the hair-part's turf (ie on his head); (he will) pay for this (broken) oath. The breeze-blown skis ( = ships) of Baldr's hawks ( = the warriors) (ie the sea-warriors) are not all felled through the baleful deeds of ogresses, and (they) hold the memory of battle.

References

Images

  • Image of N 171 source: https://www.arild-hauge.com/runer.ku.dk/N_171_VINJE_STAVKIRKE_Runepinne.jpg
  • Image of N 171 source: https://www.arild-hauge.com/runer.ku.dk/N_171_VINJE_STAVKIRKE_Runepinne_Tegning.jpg
  • Image of N 171 source: https://www.arild-hauge.com/arild-hauge/rune-bilde-N171.gif