Vg 4

Also known as: B 972, L 1334

Found
Stora Ek
Dating
V
Material
stone
Found

Location

Found location
Stora Ek
Parish
Eks sn
District
Vadsbo hd
Municipality
Mariestad
Original coordinates
58.629882, 13.821426
Parish code
1879 (Ek), 1 [objektid=10187900010001]

Classification

Dating
V
Year range
980 – 1015
Style
Rak
Material type
stone
Object
runsten

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

"Oddr "Skald reisti stein þenna eptir "Þorstein, son sinn, ok steinbrú gerði fyrir. Er átti þrjá býja í hamri ok þrjá tigu marka at "Eiríki.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

"Uddr "Skald ræisti stæin þennsi æftiR "Þorstæin, sun sinn, ok stæinbro gærði fyriR. Es atti þria byia i hamri ok þria tiugu marka at "Æiriki.

Transliteration

utr : skalt : raisti : stain : þinsi : aftir : þurstain : sun : sin : auk : stain:bru : karþi : (f)(i)(r)(i)(r) : (i)(s) : (a)(t)(i) : (þ)ria : buia : i : homri · auk : þria : tiauku : marka : at : airiki

Translation (English)

Oddr Skald raised this stone and made the stone-bridge in memory of Þorsteinn, his son. He owned three estates in 'hamarr'-partition and thirty marks (deposit) with Eiríkr.

Translation (Swedish)

Udd skald reste denna sten efter Torsten, sin son, och gjorde stenbro för (honom). Han ägde tre gårdar i hammarskifte och trettio marker innestående hos Erik.

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