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Viking runic inscription discovered in Sweden
The Västergötland Runic Inscription 40 is a Viking Age runestone engraved in Old Norse with the Younger Futhark runic alphabet inserted into the wall of the church of Råda, in Lidköping Municipality, Västergötland, and the style of the runestone is possibly runestone style RAK.[1] It was made in memory of a man who fought and died in a battle between kings, "when kings fought each other". A similar phrase appears on the Danish mask stone.
+ þurkil ÷ sati + stin + þasi + itiʀ + kuna + sun · sin + iʀ · uarþ + tuþr + i uristu + iʀ · bþiþus + kunukaʀ ×
{} Þorkell {} satti {} stæin {} þannsi {} æftiʀ {} Gunna, {} sun {} sinn. {} Eʀ {} varð {} dauðr {} i orrustu, {} eʀ {} barðus {} kunungaʀ. {}
"Þorkell placed this stone in memory of Gunni, his son, who died in battle when kings fought each other."
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Western route and unspecified expeditions abroad | |
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Eastern route | |
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Other journeys |
- Nä 29, U 158, U 258, U 605, U 614, 699, U 925, U 948, U 954, 1028, U 1048, Sö 16, Sö 47, Sö 49, Sö 174, Sö 333, Sö 360, Vg 40, Vg 81, Sm 48, G 207, DR 259, DR 330, N 239
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Jomsvikings and the Battle of Fýrisvellir | |
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Viking Age women | Vs 24, U 15, U 337, U 455, U 489, U 861, Sr 139, Vg 67, N 68, N 225, DR 55, DR 114, DR 143
Gerlög and Inga: Färentuna Runestones, Hillersjö stone, Snottsta and Vreta stones
Estrid: Broby bro Runestones, Hargs bro runic inscriptions, Uppland Rune Inscriptions 101, 143 and 147 |
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Norse mythology and Old Norse religion |
- "May Thor hallow": Vg 150, Sö 140 (?), DR 110, DR 209, DR 220
Thor's hammer: U 1161, Vg 113, Sö 86, Sö 111, DR 26, DR 48, DR 120 Cursed stones: Vg 67, DR 81, DR 83, DR 209, DR 230, DR 338, DR 357, DR 360 Other: Sö 154, Ög 136, Ög 181, Öl 1, Vg 63, Vg 119, Thorwald's Cross
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Other | |
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