Sm 5

Also known as: B 1000, L 1272

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

Texts

Transliteration

§A : kotr : sati : sten : þana : eftR : ketil : §B : sun : sin : han : faR : §C : mana : mesr o:niþikR : eR a : eklati : ali : tunþi

Normalisation (Old Norse)

§A Gautr setti stein þenna eptir Ketil, §B son sinn. Hann var §C manna mestr óníðingr, er á Englandi aldri týndi.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

§A Gautr satti stæin þenna æftiR Kætil, §B sun sinn. Hann vaR §C manna mæstr oniðingR, eR a Ænglandi aldri tynði.

Translation (English)

§A Gautr placed this stone in memory of Ketill §B his son. He was §C the most unvillainous of men, who forfeited his life in England.

Translation (Swedish)

§A Göt satte denna sten efter Kättil, §B sin son. Han var §C minst bland människor en niding. I England slöt han (sina) dagar.

Location

Found location
Transjö
Parish
Hjortsberga sn
District
Allbo hd
Municipality
Alvesta
Province and country
Småland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
56.940659, 14.500056

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
dotted m-runes; the l- and k-runes have their branch to the left
Style
Rak
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of Sm 5 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/1918e167-1aa9-42a3-acef-cf0e2cac3d39
  • Image of Sm 5 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/d83a0df2-e59c-4f9c-80b4-63c8e79bb0bc