Öl SAS1989;43

Lost?
No
Object
amulet
Material
metal, copper
Found

Texts

Transliteration

§A × hir| |risti| |ik þiR birk ¶ bufi miR fultihu ¶ þis þe|R| |e|R uis in bra| |al¶ti| |ilu fran bufa þor keti h¶ans miR þem hamri sam huR §B hafi kam fly fran iluit ¶ feR eki af bufa kuþ iRu ¶ untiR hanum auk yfiR han¶um

Normalisation (Old Norse)

§A Hér rísta/rista ek þér bjôrg, Bófi, með/... <fultihu> <þis> þér er víss. En brá haldi illu frá Bófa. Þórr gæti hans með þeim hamri sem(?) ór(?) §B hafi(?) kom(?). Flý frá illvætti! Fær ekki af Bófa. Guð eru undir honum ok yfir honum.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

§A Her risti ek þæR berg, Bofi, með/... <fultihu> <þis> þæR eR viss. En bra haldi illu fran Bofa. Þorr gæti hans með þæim hamri sem(?) uR(?) §B hafi(?) kvam(?). Fly fran illvætt! Fær ækki af Bofa. Guð eRu undiR hanum ok yfiR hanum.

Translation (English)

§A Here I carve(d) protection for you, Bófi, with/... ... to you is certain. And may the lightning hold all evil away from Bófi. May Þórr protect him with that hammer which came from out §B of the sea(?). Flee from evilness! You/it get/gets nothing from Bófi. The gods are under him and over him.

Translation (Swedish)

Här må jag rista (eller: ristade jag) skydd åt dig, Bove, med … är säker för dig (= du kan lita på). Och blixten hålle ont (borta) från Bove. Tor skydde honom med den hammare … Fly från det onda väsendet! Det(?) får intet av Bove. Gudar är under honom och över honom.

Location

Found location
Södra Kvinneby
Current location
SHM (25654)
Parish
Stenåsa sn
District
Möckleby hd
Municipality
Mörbylånga
Province and country
Öland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
56.496652, 16.581342

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
—
Dating
Viking age 950–1100 (Imer 2007)

References

Images

  • Image of Öl SAS1989;43 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/102651e5-02e9-4c5e-8e9c-f1a5738de70e