Vg 40

Also known as: B 989, L 1365

Found
Råda kyrka
Dating
V
Material
stone, granit
Found

Location

Found location
Råda kyrka
Parish
Råda sn
District
Kållands hd
Municipality
Lidköping
Original coordinates
58.496238, 13.092080
Parish code
2013 (Råda), 11 [objektid=10201300110001]

Classification

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

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

"Þorkell setti stein þenna eptir "Gunna, son sinn. Er varð dauðr í orrostu, er barðust konungar.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

"Þorkell satti stæin þannsi æftiR "Gunna, sun sinn. ER varð dauðr i orrustu, eR barðus kunungaR.

Transliteration

+ þurkil ÷ sati + stin + þasi + itiR + kuna + sun · sin + iR · uarþ + tuþr + i uristu + iR · bþiþus + kunukaR ×

Translation (English)

Þorkell placed this stone in memory of Gunni, his son, who died in battle when kings fought each other.

Translation (Swedish)

Torkel satte denna sten efter sin son Gunne. Han stupade i striden, då kungarna kämpade.

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