Danish_Runic_Inscription_259

Danish Runic Inscription 259

Danish Runic Inscription 259

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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]

DR 259

Inscription

autr

Øndr

'

 

risþi

resþi

'

 

stin

sten

'

 

þonsi

þænsi

'

 

 

'

 

auftiʀ

æftiʀ

'

 

auþ(a)

Øþa,

'

 

bruþur

broþur

'

 

 

'

 

sin

sin,

'

 

han

han

'

 

uarþ

warþ

'

 

tauþr

døþr

'

 

 

'

 

o

a

'

 

kutlati

Gotlandi.

'

 

kuþ

Guþ

'

 

hialbi

hialpi

'

 

ha(n)s

hans

'

 

silu

sælu.

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

Øndr {} resþi {} sten {} þænsi {} {} {} æftiʀ {} Øþa, {} broþur {} {} {} sin, {} han {} warþ {} døþr {} {} {} a {} Gotlandi. {} Guþ {} hialpi {} hans {} sælu.

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

References

  1. [1]
    Danske Runeindskrifter, Nationalmuseet, accessed December 30, 2020.
  2. [2]
    Scandinavian Runic-text Database - Rundata.
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