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The Södermanland Runic Inscription 174 is a Viking Age runestone engraved in Old Norse with the Younger Futhark runic alphabet. It is located at Aspö Church in Strängnäs Municipality. The style of the runestone is a categorized as Pr1.

Inscription

lubʀ

Olafʀ(?)/Oblauðr(?)/Upplaupʀ(?)

·

 

lit

let

·

 

kira

gæra

:

 

kuml

kumbl,

:

 

likhus

likhus/liknhus

:

 

auk

ok

:

 

bru

bro

·

 

at

at

sun

sun

sin

sinn

:

 

biurn

Biorn,

:

 

uaʀ

vaʀ

trebin

dræpinn

:

 

a

a

:

 

kut:lanti

Gutlandi.

:

 

þy

Þy

:

 

lit

let

:

 

fiur

fior

·

 

sit

sitt,

:

 

fluþu

flyðu

:

 

kankiʀ

gængiʀ,

:

 

þaiʀ

þæiʀ

uiþ

...

:

 

uiltu

vildu

iki

ækki

halta

halda.

:

 

guþ

Guð

:

 

hilbi

hialpi

:

 

anta

anda

:

 

hans

hans.

lubʀ · lit · kira : kuml : likhus : auk : bru · at sun sin : biurn : uaʀ trebin : a : kut:lanti : þy : lit : fiur · sit : fluþu : kankiʀ : þaiʀ uiþ : uiltu iki halta : guþ : hilbi : anta : hans

Olafʀ(?)/Oblauðr(?)/Upplaupʀ(?) {} let {} gæra {} kumbl, {} likhus/liknhus {} ok {} bro {} at sun sinn {} Biorn, {} vaʀ dræpinn {} a {} Gutlandi. {} Þy {} let {} fior {} sitt, {} flyðu {} gængiʀ, {} þæiʀ ... {} vildu ækki halda. {} Guð {} hialpi {} anda {} hans.

"Ólafr(?)/Óblauðr(?)/Upphlaupr(?) had the monument and sarcophagus/hospice and bridge made in memory of his son Bjôrn, (who) was killed on Gotland. Because his followers fled, he lost his life; they ... would not hold. May God help his spirit."

References

  1. ^ Scandinavian Runic-text Database - Rundata.
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