Runestone (DR 359) in the Swedish History Museum

Title

Runestone (DR 359) in the Swedish History Museum

Subject

Runic inscription

Description

Rune stone DR 359, with an inscription in runes from the older futhark. Originally from Istaby, Blekinge, and now housed in the Historiska museet. It has been dated to the period 520-570, and is one of the few runestones from this early period. According to Rundata it reads:

§AP Afatz hAriwulafa ¶ hAþuwulafz hAeruwulafiz
§AQ hAþuwulafz hAeruwulafiz ¶ Afatz hAriwulafa
§B warAit runAz þAiAz

§AP Aftr Hariwulfa. Haþuwulfz Heruwulfiz
§AQ Haþuwulfz Heruwulfiz aftr Hariwulfa
§B wrait runaz þaiaz.

§AP In memory of Hariwulfar. Haþuwulfar, Heruwulfar's son, §AQ Haþuwulf(a)r, Heruwulfar's son, in memory of Hariwulfar §B wrote these runes.




Source

The Swedish History Museum (Historiska museet)

Publisher

The World-Tree Project

Date

2012

Contributor

Photo: Tom Birkett

Rights

CC NC BY

Format

jpg

Language

Old Norse

Type

Still Image

Identifier

DR 359
http://kulturarvsdata.se/raa/fmi/html/10100600510001

Coverage

Sweden
Pre-Viking Age

Files

Citation

“Runestone (DR 359) in the Swedish History Museum,” World-Tree Project, accessed October 18, 2026, https://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/1318.

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