Vg 40

Also known as: B 989, L 1365

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

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

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.

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.

Location

Found location
Råda kyrka
Parish
Råda sn
District
Kållands hd
Municipality
Lidköping
Province and country
Västergötland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
58.496238, 13.092080

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
Rak?
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of Vg 40 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/0942db96-d514-4b9e-ac20-b775698c17c8
  • Image of Vg 40 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/2e1db248-3f47-4af1-a3a0-ac53f9486a3c
  • Image of Vg 40 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/2fda7956-9d28-4c98-ae97-fa0236f62d6d
  • Image of Vg 40 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/3680aec8-5313-40e1-a7f7-021a1d8b4609
  • Image of Vg 40 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/50e7a933-6047-404a-b1c8-86eb88019bc7
  • Image of Vg 40 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/71cdb98f-35b6-42a0-8b61-9839fef0a0a7
  • Image of Vg 40 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/b931c8fa-8570-45e4-9097-cab909df8873
  • Image of Vg 40 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/ccdaafd2-aa12-45a9-a728-1b0aaac06394
  • Image of Vg 40 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/eaed8b7f-bede-4b3c-8971-9ba39111fa94
  • Image of Vg 40 source: https://digitaltmuseum.se/021017207661
  • Image of Vg 40 Riksantikvarieämbetet, Arkivsök source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/2c384eae-b35d-425b-821d-fe12f8f217d3
  • Image of Vg 40 Riksantikvarieämbetet, Arkivsök source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/c9c4bee6-fca5-420f-adb4-feb1972034c3
  • Image of Vg 40 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Dagjoh; license: CC BY 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Radakyrka3.jpg