Sm 46 †

Also known as: L 1254

Lost?
Yes
Object
runestone
Material
stone
Found

Texts

Transliteration

[...-nui krþi : kubl : þesi : iftiR suin : sun : sin : im ÷ itaþisk ou·tr i krikum]

Normalisation (Old Norse)

...vé gerði kuml þessi eptir Svein, son sinn, er endaðist austr í Grikkjum.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

...vi gærði kumbl þessi æftiR Svæin, sun sinn, eR ændaðis austr i Grikkium.

Translation (English)

...-vé made these monuments in memory of Sveinn, her son, who met his end in the east in Greece.

Translation (Swedish)

...vi gjorde detta minnesmärke efter Sven som dog österut hos grekerna.

Location

Found location
Eriksstad
Parish
Vittaryds sn
District
Sunnerbo hd
Municipality
Ljungby
Province and country
Småland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
56.998971, 13.938363

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A1; B2; D1; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Rak
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of Sm 46 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/5f1ba1db-5771-45da-a57b-747a8cda17f2
  • Image of Sm 46 Wikimedia Commons; artist: sv:Johan Gustaf Liljegren (in LfB); license: Public domain source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sm_46,_Erikstad.jpg