N A280

Lost?
No
Object
needle
Material
bone/antler, bone
Found

Texts

Transliteration

(a)irikr · kerþi sbitu ÷ o : hafi

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Eiríkr gerði spítu á hafi.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Eiríkr gerði spítu á hafi.

Translation (English)

Eiríkr made the needle at sea.

Location

Found location
Folkebibliotekstomta, Trondheim
Current location
Vitenskapsmuseet, NTNU (N-94415)
Parish
Trondheim
District
Sør-Trøndelag fylke
Municipality
Trondheim
Oldest known latitude and longitude
63.430500, 10.401000

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
—
Dating
Viking age late 10th century–mid-11th century

References

Images

  • Image of N A280 Image of the runic side of the needle. Photo: Trond Sverre Kristiansen, Vitenskapsmuseet, NTNU. CC-BY-SA 4.0 source: https://www.arild-hauge.com/Futhark/N_A280_FOLKEBIBLIOTEKSTOMTA_A.jpg
  • Image of N A280 Image of the decorated side of the needle. Photo: Trond Sverre Kristiansen, Vitenskapsmuseet, NTNU. CC-BY-SA 4.0 source: https://www.arild-hauge.com/Futhark/N_A280_FOLKEBIBLIOTEKSTOMTA_B.jpg
  • Image of N A280 Image shown in the inscription section (no separate image caption provided). source: https://www.arild-hauge.com/arild-hauge/trondheim-bib-a280.gif