Sö 55

Lost?
No
Object
runsten
Material
stone, granit
Dating
V
Found

Location

Found location
Bjudby
Parish
Blacksta sn
District
Oppunda hd
Municipality
Flen

Classification

Carver
Slode (S); Brune (S)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A1; B2; C1-C10; D5; E6-E11; F3; G2-G4
Rune type
Style
Pr 2

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
58.959753, 16.616334

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

"Þorsteinn lé[t rei]sa stein þenna [eptir] sik sjalfan ok son sinn "Hefni. Var til "Englands ungr drengr farinn, varð þá heima at harmi dauðr. "Guð hjalpi sálu þeira. "Brúni ok "Slóði þeir [rist]u stein þenna.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

"Þorstæinn le[t ræi]sa stæin þenna [æftiR] sik sialfan ok sun sinn "Hæfni. VaR til "Ænglands ungR drængR farinn, varð þa hæima at harmi dauðr. "Guð hialpi sialu þæiRa. "Bruni ok "Sloði þæiR [rist]u stæin þenna.

Transliteration

þorstain (l)(i)... ...sa : stain : þena : ... sik : sialfan : auk : sun : sin : hefni : uaR til : enklans : ukr : trenkr : farin : uarþ : þa · haima : at : harmi tauþr kuþ hialbi : sialu : þaima bruni : auk : sloþi : þaiR ...(u) stan þena

Translation (English)

Þorsteinn had this stone raised in memory of himself and his son Hefnir. The young valiant man travelled to England; then died grievously at home. May God help their souls. Brúni and Slóði, they carved this stone.

Translation (Swedish)

Torsten lät resa denna sten [efter] sig själv och sin son Hävne. Till England var den unge mannen faren, blev sedan hemma till sorg död. Gud hjälpe deras själ. Brune och Slode de ristade denna sten.

Additional information

Hopfogades och restes 1936.

References

Images

  • Image of Sö 55 source: https://sokisamlingar.sormlandsmuseum.se/objects/c24-394772/
  • Image of Sö 55 source: https://sokisamlingar.sormlandsmuseum.se/objects/c24-363473/
  • Image of Sö 55 source: https://sokisamlingar.sormlandsmuseum.se/objects/c24-363477/
  • Image of Sö 55 source: https://sokisamlingar.sormlandsmuseum.se/objects/c24-403646/
  • Image of Sö 55 source: https://sokisamlingar.sormlandsmuseum.se/objects/c24-396860/
  • Image of Sö 55 source: https://sokisamlingar.sormlandsmuseum.se/objects/c24-363471/
  • Image of Sö 55 source: https://sokisamlingar.sormlandsmuseum.se/objects/c24-396850/
  • Image of Sö 55 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/de6653d4-4686-49bd-8b27-80fcb47a8b12
  • Image of Sö 55 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/15179228-66f9-4cf6-bf17-392c359ed40a
  • Image of Sö 55 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/a7f83bfb-ec60-41f0-bea7-578ac683f006
  • Image of Sö 55 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/b74057ed-9ea8-4cf2-96a2-7db7bcee68c8
  • Image of Sö 55 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/f3393287-dbf1-4f90-aa43-924839576ee5
  • Image of Sö 55 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/7d3af420-4671-4368-9fdb-4b54b382e94c