Photo of Side A of Rune stone DR 42 at Jelling
Title
Photo of Side A of Rune stone DR 42 at Jelling
Subject
Runic inscription
Description
Photo 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."
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
Jelling
Viking Age
Geolocation
Social Bookmarking
Item Relations
Item: Replica of the Jelling II Stone | dcterms:isVersionOf | This Item |
Item: Historical photo of Jelling II Runestone (DR42) | dcterms:relation | This Item |
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