Tryggevælde Runestone

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Inscriptions A and B.
Inscriptions A and B.
Inscription C.
Inscription C.

Tryggevælde Runestone (DR 230) is a runestone housed in the National Museum of Denmark, in Copenhagen. It is carved in the RAK runestone style, and is dated to about 900 CE.

In 1555, it was moved from a barrow to the Tryggevælde estate on Zealand. It came to Copenhagen in 1810.

There are several holes on the runestone, but no one knows why. Ragnhild, who raised the runestone also had Glavendrup stone (DR 209) made after another husband named Alle. That runestone is located at a barrow and a stone ship in Glavendrup on the island of Funen. Both runestones were made by the same artisan, Sote.

The inscription ends with a curse similar to the ones found on the Glavendrup stone and the Saleby Runestone in Sweden.

Contents

[edit] Transliteration of the runes into Latin characters

  • A raknhiltr ' sustiR ' ulfs ' sati ' stain ¶ þnnsi ' auk ' karþi ' hauk ' þonsi auft ¶ auk skaiþ ' þaisi ¶ kunulf ' uar sin ' klomulan man ¶ (s)un ' nairbis ' faiR ' uarþa ' nu futiR ' þoi batri
  • B sa uarþi ' at (') rita ' is ailti stain þonsi
  • C iþa hiþan traki

[edit] Transcription into Old Norse

  • A Ragnhildr, systiR Ulfs, satti sten þænsi ok gærþi høg þænsi æft, ok skeþ þæssi, Gunulf, wær sin, glamulan man, sun Nærfis. FaiR wærþa nu føddiR þem bætri.
  • B Sa wærþi at ræta(?) æs ælti(?) sten þænsi
  • C æþa hæþan dragi.

[edit] Translation in English

  • A Ragnhildr, Ulfr's sister, placed this stone and made this mound, and this ship(-setting), in memory of her husband Gunnulfr, a clamorous man, Nerfir's son. Few will now be born better than him.
  • B A warlock(?) be he who damages(?) this stone
  • C or drags it (away) from here.

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