Vg 187

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone
Found

Texts

Transliteration

+ giRi · sati · stin · þana · eftiR · kuþa · bruþur · sin · eR · a ok·lanti · altri · tynþi ×

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Geiri setti stein þenna eptir Guða, bróður sinn. Er á Englandi aldri týndi.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

GæiRi satti stæin þenna æftiR Guða, broður sinn. ER a Ænglandi aldri tynði.

Translation (English)

Geiri placed this stone in memory of Guði, his brother, who forfeited his life in England.

Translation (Swedish)

Gere satte denna sten efter Gude, sin broder. I England slöt han sina dagar.

Location

Found location
Vists kyrka
Current location
In the churchyard.
Parish
Vists sn (nu Ulricehamn)
District
Redvägs hd
Municipality
Ulricehamn
Province and country
Västergötland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
57.814797, 13.410330

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A5; B1; D1; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Rak
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of Vg 187 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/849dacd4-a086-4922-9715-11d9a947b7b3
  • Image of Vg 187 source: https://digitaltmuseum.se/021018498535
  • Image of Vg 187 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Berig; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vg_187,_Vist.JPG