Rune stone (Gs 19) (Ockelbo Kyrka - Replica)
Title
Rune stone (Gs 19) (Ockelbo Kyrka - Replica)
Subject
Rune stones
Description
A replica of Rune stone Gs 19 which was destroyed in a fire in the adjacent Okelbo Kyrka, Gästriklands, Sweden. It is one of the so-called Sigurd Stones, which depict scenes from the legend of the Völsungs. It also includes a unique depiction of the playing of the boardgame Hnefatafl.
According to the Samnordisk Runtextdatabas the inscription reads:
According to the Samnordisk Runtextdatabas the inscription reads:
blesa × lit × raisa × stain×kumbl × þesa × fa(i)(k)(r)(n) × ef(t)ir × sun sin × suar×aufþa × fr(i)þelfr × u-r × muþir × ons × siionum × kan : inuart : þisa × bhum : arn : (i)omuan sun : (m)(i)e(k)]
Blesa lét reisa steinkuml þessi fagru eptir son sinn Svarthôfða. Friðelfr v[a]r móðir hans <siionum> <kan> <inuart> <þisa> <bhum> <arn> <iomuan> son <miek>.
Blesa had these fair stone-monuments raised in memory of his son Svarthôfði. Friðelfr was his mother. ...
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Source
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Gs_19%2C_Ockelbo.jpg
Publisher
Wikipedia
Date
Eleventh century
Photo: 2007
Contributor
Admin
Rights
CC BY 2.5
Relation
Format
jpg
Language
Old Norse
Type
Still Image
Identifier
Gs 19
Coverage
Sweden
Viking Age
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Item Relations
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