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. ...
Creator
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
Files
Citation
Berig, “Rune stone (Gs 19) (Ockelbo Kyrka - Replica),” World-Tree Project, accessed July 20, 2026, https://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2361.
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Item Relations
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