Sm 5

Also known as: B 1000, L 1272

Lost?
No
Object
runsten
Material
stone, finkornig rödaktig gnejs
Dating
V
Found

Location

Found location
Transjö
Parish
Hjortsberga sn
District
Allbo hd
Municipality
Alvesta

Classification

Carver
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
Rune type
stungna m-runor, l- och k-runorna har bistav till vänster
Style
Rak

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
56.940659, 14.500056

Texts

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.

Transliteration

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

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.

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