Vg IK639 $

Lost?
No
Object
bracteate (C-type)
Material
metal, gold
Found

Texts

Transliteration

· e (e)^krilaz · mariþeubaz haite · wrait alaþo

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Ek erilaz Mariþeubaz haite, wrait alaþo(?).

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Ek erilaz Mariþeubaz haite, wrait alaþo(?).

Translation (English)

I the eril am called Mariþeubaz (= the sea thief / the famous thief), I wrote a nourishing charm(?).

Translation (Swedish)

Jag erilen heter Martjuv/Märtjuv, jag skrev en kraftgivande formel(?).

Location

Found location
Trollhättan
Current location
SHM (35321)
Parish
Trollhättan
District
Väne hd
Municipality
Trollhättan
Province and country
Västergötland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
58.267181, 12.257838

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
—
Dating
Proto-Norse period

Additional information

Hittad hösten 2009.

References

Images

  • Image of Vg IK639 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Sanna Stahre; license: CC BY 4.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trollh%C3%A4ttan_II_bracteate.jpg