Einang stone
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| Name | Einang stone |
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| Country | Norway |
| Region | Gardberg site |
| City/Village | Fagernes |
| Produced | 4th century |
| Runemaster | Gudgjest |
| Text - Native | |
| Proto-Norse: (Ek go)ðagastiz runo faihido | |
| Text - English | |
| (I, Gu)dgjest inscribed the runes | |
| Other resources | |
| Runestones - Runic alphabet - Runology - Runestone styles | |
The Einang stone (Einangsteinen) is a runestone near Fagernes, Norway. It bears an Elder Futhark inscription in Proto-Norse, dated to the 4th century. It is the oldest runestone still standing at its original location, and it may be the earliest inscription to mention the name runo "rune", possibly, as it appears in the singular, still used in the original sense "secret".
The inscription reads:
- (Ek go)ðagastiz runo faihido
Which translates as:
- (I, Gu)dgjest inscribed the runes
The first four letters have not survived and are conjectured, the personal name may have been Gudagastiz, or similar.
The Einang runestone is located within the Gardberg site.
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