Vg 187

Lost?
No
Object
runsten
Material
stone
Dating
V
Found

Location

Found location
Vists kyrka
Parish
Vists sn (nu Ulricehamn)
District
Redvägs hd
Municipality
Ulricehamn
Current location
På kyrkogården.

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