Photo of Side B of Rune stone DR 42 at Jelling

Title

Photo of Side B of Rune stone DR 42 at Jelling

Subject

Runic inscription

Description

Photo of Side B of the younger of the two Jelling rune stones (DR 42), raised by Harald Bluetooth (who died in 985 or 986) in memory of his father and mother, and his own legacy.

The English translation of the whole inscription on the Samnordisk runtextdatabas reads:

"King Haraldr ordered this monument made in memory of Gormr, his father, and in memory of Thyrvé, his mother; that Haraldr who won for himself all of Denmark and Norway and made the Danes Christian."

Creator

Gerard (Panda) Terry

Publisher

Gerard (Panda) Terry

Date

2012

Contributor

Gerard (Panda) Terry

Rights

(c) Gerard (Panda) Terry. Public Domain.

Format

jpg

Language

Old Norse

Type

Still Image

Identifier

DR 42
http://www.kulturarv.dk/fundogfortidsminder/Lokalitet/188448

Coverage

Denmark
Viking Age
Jelling

Files

IMG_1498.JPG

Geolocation

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Item Relations

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