DR 259

The Fuglie stone 1 or DR 259 is a Viking Age runestone engraved in Old Norse with the Younger Futhark runic alphabet. It was first mentioned by Skonvig and it is still located in its original location on a Nordic Bronze Age mound next to the church of Fuglie, Skåne, Sweden.[1] There are many local legends and traditions about the stone.[1] The stone is 105 cm tall, 63 cm wide, and 33 cm thick.[1] The stone is dated to the period 970–1020,[1] and the style of the runestone was the runestone style RAK.[2]

Inscription

Transliteration of the runes into Latin characters

' autr ' risþi ' stin ' þonsi ' ¶ ' auftiʀ ' auþ(a) ' bruþur ' ¶ ' sin ' han ' uarþ ' tauþr ' ¶ ' o ' kutlati ' kuþ ' hialbi ' ha(n)s ' silu[2]

Old Norse transcription:

Øndr resþi sten þænsi æftiʀ Øþa, broþur sin, han warþ døþr a Gotlandi. Guþ hialpi hans sælu.[2]

English translation:

"Eyndr raised this stone in memory of Auði, his brother. He died in Gotland. May God help his soul. "[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Danske Runeindskrifter, Nationalmuseet, accessed December 30, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Scandinavian Runic-text Database - Rundata.
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