Or Barnes23

Also known as: Br Barnes23

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 Sá haugr var fyrr hlaðinn heldr "Loðbrókar. Synir hennar, §B þeir váru hvatir, slíkt váru menn, sem þeir váru fyrir sér.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

§A Sá haugr var fyrr hlaðinn heldr "Loðbrókar. Synir hennar, §B þeir váru hvatir, slíkt váru menn, sem þeir váru fyrir sér.

Transliteration

§A sia · hôuhr · uar · fyr · laþin : hælt^r · loþbroka^r · syner · hænar §B þæir uôro · huater · slit uôro · mæn · sæm þæir uôro fyre ser

Translation (English)

§A This mound was constructed before Loðbrók's. Her sons, §B they were daring; such were men as they were of themselves (= they were the sort of people you would really call men).

Translation (Swedish)

§A This mound was constructed before Loðbrók's. Her sons, §B they were daring; such were men as they were of themselves (= they were the sort of people you would really call men).

Additional information

Tidigare signum: Br Barnes23.

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