Runic inscription N 351 M

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Stave church in Borgund
Stave church in Borgund

The runic inscription N 351 M was found in the Borgund stave church in Norway. It was carved into a piece of wood by a visitor at the mass of Saint Olaf during the middle ages and it testifies to lingering beliefs in the pagan Norns.

Contents

[edit] Transcription

  • þo=rir * ræist * runa=r * þessa=r * þan * olaus*mess*o=æpþa=n ¶ ...r han * fo=r * he=r um ¶ ÷ bæþe= =ge=rþo= =no=(r)ne=r * uæl * o=k * il=la * mikla * møþe ¶ g skapaþu * þær mer

[edit] Transliteration

  • Þórir reist rúnar þessar þann Ólausmessaptan, [e]r han fór hér um. Bæði gerðu nornir vel ok illa, mikla mœði ... skôpuðu þær mér.

[edit] Translation

  • Þórir carved these runes on the eve of Olaus-mass, when he travelled past here. The norns did both good and evil, great toil ... they created for me.

[edit] Source

  • Rundata
  • Simek, Rudolf (translated by Angela Hall) (1996). Dictionary of Northern Mythology. D. S. Brewer. ISBN 0 85991 369 4 p. 237