The Västergötland Runic Inscription 40 is a Viking Age runestone engraved in Old Norse with the Younger Futhark runic alphabet inserted into the wall of the church of Råda, in Lidköping Municipality, Västergötland, and the style of the runestone is possibly runestone style RAK. It was made in memory of a man who fought and died in a battle between kings, "when kings fought each other". A similar phrase appears on the Danish mask stone.
Inscription
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þurkil
Þorkell
÷
sati
satti
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stin
stæin
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þasi
þannsi
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itiʀ
æftiʀ
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kuna
Gunna,
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sun
sun
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sin
sinn.
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iʀ
Eʀ
·
uarþ
varð
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tuþr
dauðr
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i
i
uristu
orrustu,
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iʀ
eʀ
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bþiþus
barðus
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kunukaʀ
kunungaʀ.
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+ þurkil ÷ sati + stin + þasi + itiʀ + kuna + sun · sin + iʀ · uarþ + tuþr + i uristu + iʀ · bþiþus + kunukaʀ ×
{} Þorkell {} satti {} stæin {} þannsi {} æftiʀ {} Gunna, {} sun {} sinn. {} Eʀ {} varð {} dauðr {} i orrustu, {} eʀ {} barðus {} kunungaʀ. {}
"Þorkell placed this stone in memory of Gunni, his son, who died in battle when kings fought each other."
References
| Runestones | |||||||||
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| Western route and unspecified expeditions abroad | |||||||||
| Eastern route | |||||||||
| Other journeys | |||||||||
| Jomsvikings and the Battle of Fýrisvellir | |||||||||
| Viking Age women | |||||||||
| Norse mythology and Old Norse religion |
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| Other | Sö 113 | ||||||||
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