Vg 197

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone
Found

Texts

Transliteration

tuki · auk · þiR · bryþr · ristu · stin · þesi · eftiR : bryþr : sina · eR : uarþ · tu(þ)r uestr : en · anar : au(s)tr :

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Tóki ok þeir brœðr reistu stein þenna eptir brœðr sína. Er varð dauðr vestr, en annarr austr.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Toki ok þæiR brøðr ræistu stæin þennsi æftiR brøðr sina. ER varð dauðr vestr, en annarr austr.

Translation (English)

Tóki and his brothers raised this stone in memory of their brothers. One died in the west, another in the east.

Translation (Swedish)

Toke och hans bröder reste denna sten efter sina bröder. Den ene dog västerut, och den andre i öster.

Location

Found location
Dalums kyrka
Current location
In the churchyard.
Parish
Dalums sn
District
Redvägs hd
Municipality
Ulricehamn
Province and country
Västergötland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
57.899559, 13.478361

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
Rak [Gräslund, personal communication]
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of Vg 197 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/53a096ec-de18-4ad3-aa39-5daa87020907
  • Image of Vg 197 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/d293dcd8-d937-4c8a-a96d-6ba24580d854
  • Image of Vg 197 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/eed49311-0e3c-411d-8a1b-2b2b21faa131
  • Image of Vg 197 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/62645e67-8b29-47f9-8b52-70fc0b61a5a2
  • Image of Vg 197 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/f1ea71a4-5d9a-4047-8dfa-8747e2620910
  • Image of Vg 197 source: https://digitaltmuseum.se/021016032164
  • Image of Vg 197 source: https://digitaltmuseum.se/021016032166
  • Image of Vg 197 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Berig; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vg_197,_Dalum.JPG