Sö 159 $

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

: ikialtr : ak : aluiR : raisþu : stain : þansi : at : þurbiurn : faþur : sin : han uaistr hafR/(a)fR uf/(u)f uaRit leki ¶ rorikR · kumytr biu · kunlaifR hiuk ru-aR

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Ingjaldr ok Ôlvir reistu stein þenna at Þorbjôrn, fôður sinn. Hann vestr hefir of verit lengi. Hrœríkr(?), Guðmundr(?), <biu>. Gunnleifr hjogg rú[n]ar.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Ingialdr ok AlveR/ØlveR ræisþu stæin þannsi at Þorbiorn, faður sinn. Hann vestr hafR of vaRit længi. HrøRikR(?), Guðmundr(?), <biu>. GunnlæifR hiogg ru[n]aR.

Translation (English)

Ingjaldr and Ôlvir raised this stone in memory of Þorbjôrn, their father. He has been long in the west. Hrœríkr(?), Guðmundr(?), <biu>. Gunnleifr cut the runes.

Translation (Swedish)

Ingjald och Alver/Ölver reste denna sten efter Torbjörn, sin fader. Han har länge varit västerut. Rörik(?),Gudmund(?), <biu>. Gunnlev högg runorna.

Location

Found location
Österberga
Parish
Runtuna sn
District
Rönö hd
Municipality
Nyköping
Province and country
Södermanland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
58.867532, 17.041136

Classification

Carver
Gunnlev 1 (S) (and Rörik (S) and Gudmund (S) according to an older reading)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A1(?); B1; C6-C7; D1; E10; F3
Rune type
long-branch and staveless runes
Style
Pr 1? [Källström 2007a:362]
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of Sö 159 source: https://sokisamlingar.sormlandsmuseum.se/objects/c24-361965/
  • Image of Sö 159 Riksantikvarieämbetet, Arkivsök source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/5cb7e8a2-4f3b-4bdb-a810-62b3b4dbda48
  • Image of Sö 159 Riksantikvarieämbetet, Arkivsök source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/e00fe041-3dd5-45d4-b769-561a87ebfb01
  • Image of Sö 159 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Berig; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S%C3%B6_159,_%C3%96stberga.JPG