Vg 79

Lost?
No
Object
gravhäll
Material
stone
Dating
V ca 1100
Found

Location

Found location
Klosterträdgården
Parish
Varnhems (Skarke) sn
District
Valle hd
Municipality
Skara
Current location
I Varnhems klostermuseum.

Classification

Carver
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
Rune type
Style

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
58.383120, 13.655909

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

"Ketill gerði stein þenna eptir "Kátu, konu sína, systur "Þorgísls.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

"Kætill gærði stæin þennsi æftiR "Katu, konu sina, systur "Þorgils.

Transliteration

× katil : karþi · stan : þinsi aftR · katu kunu sina sustur þurils ×

Translation (English)

Ketill made this stone in memory of Káta, his wife, Þorgísl's sister.

Translation (Swedish)

Kättil gjorde denna sten efter Kata, sin hustru, Torgils' syster.

References

Images

  • Image of Vg 79 source: https://samlingar.shm.se/media/680E1FF5-8F2C-4BC8-9CF6-C3AB68A39ECB
  • Image of Vg 79 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/2706c598-a80b-4897-92da-93f2f87d652f