Vs 18

Also known as: L 1002

Lost?
No
Object
runsten
Material
stone, granit
Dating
V
Found Present

Location

Found location
Berga
Parish
Skultuna sn
District
Norrbo hd
Municipality
Västerås
Current location
Vid Skultuna bruk.
Original site
nej

Classification

Carver
Samma som gjort Vs 19.
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
Rune type
Style
Fp

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.705861, 16.453520
Current latitude and longitude
59.720043, 16.418091

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

"Gunnvaldr lét reisa stein þenna eptir "Geirfast, son sinn, dreng góðan, ok var farinn til "Englands. Hjalpi "Guð sálu hans.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

"Gunnaldr let ræisa stæin þennsa æftiR "GæiRfast, sun sinn, dræng goðan, ok vas farinn til "Ænglands. Hialpi "Guð salu hans.

Transliteration

(k)hunaltr · liet resa · sthin · þinsa · iftir · kerfast · sun sen · trek| |kuþan · auk · uas farin · til eklans · hiolbi · kuþ · salu · hans

Translation (English)

Gunnvaldr had this stone raised in memory of Geirfastr, his son, a good valiant man. And (he) had travelled to England. May God help his soul.

Translation (Swedish)

Gunnald lät resa denna sten efter Gerfast, sin son, en god ung man, och han hade farit till England. Hjälpe Gud hans själ.

References

Images

  • Image of Vs 18 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/d2c6adee-3001-47d6-ab0e-7840b0f0543b
  • Image of Vs 18 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/ee1e8b1f-4fa7-4078-b292-56f5b8b6f6df
  • Image of Vs 18 source: https://digitaltmuseum.se/021047770937
  • Image of Vs 18 source: https://digitaltmuseum.se/021018536680