Vg 97

Also known as: B 937, B 945, L 1634

Lost?
Yes
Object
coffin-shaped grave slab
Material
stone
Dating
Middle ages ca 1200
Found

Location

Found location
Södra Kyrketorps kyrkogård
Parish
Södra Kyrketorps sn
District
Gudhems hd
Municipality
Falköping

Classification

Carver
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
Rune type
Style

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
58.250374, 13.707105

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

"Bróðir lét gera stein þenna at "Þorgísl. Nú biðr hann þess/les paternoster "Þorgísl "Geirvarar(?) son ok systurson "Bróðurs. {Bene es.}

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

"BroðiR let gæra stæin þenna at "Þorgisl. Nu biðr hann þess/les paternoster "Þorgisl "GæiRvaraR(?) sun ok systursun "Broðurs. {Bene es.}

Transliteration

[bæroþer : læt : gæra : sten : þænnæ : a^(l) : ¶ : þRrhils : nu : biþær : han : þæs : bat¶ærnostær : þRrhils : gerora : son : ok ¶ sRstur:son : bærroþors : {BENE ES}]

Translation (English)

Bróðir had this stone made in memory of Þorgísl. Now he prays that/read paternoster Þorgisl Geirvôr's(?) son and sisterson of Broðir. {Bene es.}

Translation (Swedish)

Broder lät göra denna sten åt Tyrgils. Nu beder han detta/läs Pater noster / Fader vår (för) Tyrgils, Gervors son och Broders systerson. Du har det gott. {Bene es.}

Additional information

Salberger (i: Västgötalitteratur 1990, s. 45ff) tolkar inskriftens senare del som 'Nu beder han därom Pater noster. Tyrgils, Gervors son och Broders systerson, du har det bra.'.

References

Images

  • Image of Vg 97 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/c958f015-8c44-441b-a693-f301d693d1fb