Or Barnes20

Also known as: Br Barnes20

Found
Maeshowe
Dating
M m 1100-t
Material
stone
Rune type
norska
Found

Location

Found location
Maeshowe
District
Orkney
Original coordinates
58.996374, -3.187102

Classification

Rune type
norska
Dating
M m 1100-t
Year range
1133 – 1166
Material type
stone
Object
gravkummel

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

§A Þessar rúnar §B reist sá maðr, er rúnstr er fyrir §C vestan haf, §D með þeiri øxi, er átti "Gaukr "Trandils sonr fyrir sunnan land.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

§A Þessar rúnar §B reist sá maðr, er rúnstr er fyrir §C vestan haf, §D með þeiri øxi, er átti "Gaukr "Trandils sonr fyrir sunnan land.

Transliteration

§A <þisar runar> §B rist sa maþr · er · runstr er · fyrir §C uæstan haf §D mæþ · þæiri øhse · er ate · kôukr · trænils| |sonr fyrir · sunan lant

Translation (English)

§A That man who is most rune-skilled west of the sea carved these runes §D with that axe which Gaukr Trandill's son owned in the south of the country (= Iceland).

Translation (Swedish)

§A That man who is most rune-skilled west of the sea carved these runes §D with that axe which Gaukr Trandill's son owned in the south of the country (= Iceland).

Additional information

Tidigare signum: Br Barnes20.

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