Sö 79 $

Lost?
No
Object
stone block
Material
stone, granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

...rn auk · þi-..--... r...u at : f...-...(r) (s)in : stai-...-(o)(r)n : ...uk a- n-tir(f) (b)--u... ...-

Normalisation (Old Norse)

...bjôrn ok ... r[ist]u(?) at f[ôðu]r sinn Stei[nbj]ôrn(?) ok a[t](?) ...djarf(?) b[róður](?) [sinn](?).

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

...biorn ok ... r[ist]u(?) at f[aðu]r sinn Stæi[nbi]orn(?) ok a[t](?) ...diarf(?) b[roður](?) [sinn](?).

Translation (English)

...-bjôrn and ... carved(?) in memory of their father Steinbjôrn(?), and in memory of(?) ...-djarfr(?), their(?) brother(?).

Translation (Swedish)

...-björn och ... ristade(?) efter sin fader Stenbjörn(?) och efter(?) ...-djärv, [sin] broder(?).

Location

Found location
Hällby
Parish
Torshälla sn
District
Västerrekarne hd
Municipality
Eskilstuna
Province and country
Södermanland, Sweden
Original site
Yes
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.393529, 16.426436

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
3
Cross form
A2; B1; D1; F3 & B1; D1; F2 & A2; B1; D1; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Fp
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of Sö 79 source: https://sokisamlingar.sormlandsmuseum.se/objects/c24-394499/
  • Image of Sö 79 source: https://sokisamlingar.sormlandsmuseum.se/objects/c24-394497/
  • Image of Sö 79 source: https://sokisamlingar.sormlandsmuseum.se/objects/c24-363431/
  • Image of Sö 79 source: https://sokisamlingar.sormlandsmuseum.se/objects/c24-363430/
  • Image of Sö 79 Riksantikvarieämbetet, Arkivsök source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/4ccbcf60-fb7c-47a6-afe9-f9fe32be447d
  • Image of Sö 79 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Richard Dybeck; license: Public domain source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S%C3%B6_79,_H%C3%A4llby.jpg
  • Image of Sö 79 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Hangsna; license: CC BY-SA 4.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S%C3%B6_79.jpg