Sm 29 $

Also known as: L 1262

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, pinkish fine-grained gneiss
Found Present

Texts

Transliteration

...r · rsþi · stin · eftiR · þur(k)iR · faþur · sin · saR · (e)(t)aþis · o · -klanti ·

Normalisation (Old Norse)

... reisti stein eptir Þorgeir, fôður sinn. Sá endaðist á [E]nglandi.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

... ræisþi stæin æftiR ÞorgæiR, faður sinn. SaR ændaðis a [Æ]nglandi.

Translation (English)

... raised the stone in memory of Þorgeirr, his father. He met his end in England.

Translation (Swedish)

... reste stenen efter Torger, sin fader. Han dog i England.

Location

Found location
Ingelstad
Parish
Berga sn (nu Vittaryds sn)
District
Sunnerbo hd
Municipality
Ljungby
Province and country
Småland, Sweden
Original site
30 m S of the current location
Oldest known latitude and longitude
56.949512, 13.979396
Current latitude and longitude
56.949782, 13.979383

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A1; B1; D1; F2
Rune type
—
Style
Rak
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of Sm 29 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/92e5ea88-83a4-4cf3-862c-5cc73d283723
  • Image of Sm 29 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Richard Skinner; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Runsten_Sm-29.jpg