Lund 1 Runestone
The Lund 1 Runestone, designated as DR 314 in the Rundata catalog, is a Viking Age memorial runestone originally located on the grounds of the All Saints Church in Lund, Scania, Sweden.
Description
The Lund 1 Runestone is a granite stone pillar nearly four meters in height that has inscriptions carved on its four sides. There are runic inscriptions carved on sides A and B of the stone, images of two animals identified as wolves and a man's mask on side C, and the mask of a lion face on side D. The runic inscriptions are classified as being carved in
The two wolves on Side C are apparently armed with a shield and sword strapped to their bodies.
The runic text states that the stone is a memorial raised by a man named Þorgísl in memory of his two brothers, Ólafr and Óttarr. The text refers to "stones" that were raised, so the original memorial consisted of at least one additional raised stone.
The name of the father of the stones sponsor, Ásgeirr Bjôrn, has several name elements that were common at that time in
The Lund 1 Runestone was discovered in the ruins of a monastery in 1682,[4] where it had apparently been re-used as material in the construction of that building. Before the historic significance of runestones was understood, they were often used as materials in the construction of roads, bridges, and buildings. The stone was found broken at two locations, but in 1868 it was repaired and raised at the Lundagård.[4] Since 1957, the runestone has been located in the entrance hall of the library at the Lund University.[4] Locally the runestone is referred to as the Lundastenen ("the Lund Stone") or the Lundagårdsstenen ("the Lundagård Stone").
Inscription
Transliteration of the runes into Latin characters
- §A + þu(r)[kisl ÷ sun ÷ i]sgis ÷ biarnaʀ ÷ sunaʀ ÷ risþi ÷ sti[no ÷ þisi] ÷ (u)(f)tiʀ ÷ bruþr +
- §B + sino ÷ baþa ÷ ulaf ÷ uk ÷ utar ÷ lanmitr ÷ kuþa +[10]
Transcription into Old Norse
- §A Þorgísl, sonr Ásgeirs Bjarnar sonar, reisti steina þessa eptir brœðr
- §B sína báða, Ólaf ok Óttar, landmennr góða.[10]
Translation in English
- §A Þorgísl, son of Ásgeirr Bjôrn's son, raised these stones in memory of both of his brothers,
- §B Ólafr and Óttarr, good landholders.[10]
References and notes
- ^ ISBN 1-84384-042-1.
- Fotevikens Museum. pp. 136–138.
- ^ ISBN 87-635-0428-6.
- ^ a b c d "Lund-sten 1". Danske Runeindskrifter. Nationalmuseet. Retrieved 24 Feb 2011.
- ISBN 0-595-33648-5.
- ISBN 0-8020-0803-8.
- ^ Stephens, George (1878). Thunor the Thunderer, Carved on a Scandinavian Font About the Year 1000. London: Williams and Norgate. p. 30.
- ^ Ferguson, Robert (1864). The Teutonic Name-System Applied to the Family Names of France, England, & Germany. London: Williams & Norgate. pp. 94–95, 135.
- ISBN 0-415-05737-X.
- ^ a b c Project Samnordisk Runtextdatabas Svensk - Rundata entry for DR 314.
External links
- Maskesten - Billedsten fra Vikingtiden - Arild Hauge webpage on mask stones
- Photograph of the inscription on side A - Swedish National Heritage Board
- Photograph of the mask on side D - Swedish National Heritage Board