Vg 187

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone
Dating
Viking age
Found

Location

Found location
Vists kyrka
Parish
Vists sn (nu Ulricehamn)
District
Redvägs hd
Municipality
Ulricehamn
Current location
In the churchyard.

Classification

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

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
57.814797, 13.410330

Texts

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.

Transliteration

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

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.

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