The Glavendrup stone or DR 209 is a runestone, on the island of Funen in Denmark and it is from the early 10th century. A runestone is typically a raised stone with a runic inscription but the term can also be applied to inscriptions on boulders and on bedrock Funen ( Danish: Fyn; ˈfyːˀn with a size of 2984 km² (1152 sq The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe It is Denmark's longest runic inscription.
It forms the end of a stone ship. The Stone ship was a Germanic burial custom typical of Scandinavia, built from tightly or loosely fit slabs or stones There are other megaliths in the vicinity, including memorial stones with Latin characters from the early 20th century. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on In the stone ship, nine graves have been found, but they were all empty.
The runestone was discovered when sand was quarried in the area, in 1794, and it was saved in 1808, by the archaeologist Vedel Simonssen, when stone masons wanted to buy it. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The last restoration was made in 1958, and the mound it is standing on is modern. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Ragnhild who ordered the stone also ordered the runestone DR 230 from the rune artisan Soti. A gothi was a pagan priest and a thegn was the head of the Norse clan and a warchief. for the town in Nepal see Gothi Nepal A goði or gothi (plural goðar) is the Old Norse term for a Priest A thegn or thane was an attendant servant retainer or official in Early Medieval Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon culture. The Scandinavian clan or ætt (ˈɛtt in Old Norse) was a social group based on common descent or on the formal acceptance into the group at a þing The rune carver appeals to Thor to hallow the stone. Thor ( Old Norse: Þórr) is the red-haired and bearded God of Thunder in Germanic paganism and its subset Norse paganism The inscription ends with a curse, similar to the ones found on the Tryggevælde Runestone in Denmark and the Saleby Runestone in Sweden. Tryggevælde Runestone ( DR 230) is a runestone housed in the National Museum of Denmark, in Copenhagen. The Saleby Runestone or Vg 67, in Västergötland, Sweden, is one of few Runestones that are raised after women "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.
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Transliteration from runes to Latin characters
- AP raknhiltr ' sa¶ti ' stain þonsi ' auft ¶ ala ' saulua kuþa ¶ uia l(i)þs haiþuiarþan þia¶kn
- AQ raknhiltr ' sa¶ti ' stain þonsi ' auft ¶ ala ' saulua kuþa ¶ uial(i)þs haiþuiarþan þia¶kn
- B ala ' suniR ' karþu ¶ kubl ' þausi ' aft ' faþur ¶ sin ' auk ' hons ' kuna ' auft ¶ uar ' sin ' in ' suti ' raist ' run¶aR ' þasi ' aft ' trutin ' sin ¶ þur ' uiki ' þasi ' runaR
- C at ' rita ' sa ' uarþi ' is ' stain þansi ¶ ailti ' iþa aft ' onon ' traki
Transcription into Old Norse
- AP Ragnhildr satti sten þænsi æft Alla Solwa, goþa wea, liþs heþwærþan þægn.
- AQ Ragnhildr satti sten þænsi æft Alla, salvia goþa, vialiþs heþwærþan þægn.
- B Alla syniR gærþu kumbl þøsi æft faþur sin ok hans kona æft wær sin. Æn Soti rest runaR þæssi æft drottin sin. Þor wigi þæssi runaR.
- C At ræta(?) sa wærþi æs sten þænsi ælti(?) æþa æft annan dragi.
Translation into English
- AP Ragnhildr placed this stone in memory of Alli the Pale, priest of the sanctuary, honourable þegn of the retinue.
- AQ Ragnhildr placed this stone in memory of Alli, priest of the Sølve, honourable þegn of the sanctuary-retinue.
- B Alli's sons made this monument in memory of their father, and his wife in memory of her husband. And Sóti carved these runes in memory of his lord. Þórr hallow these runes.
- C A warlock be he who damages(?) this stone or drags it (to stand) in memory of another.
Sources
The Joint Nordic database for runic inscriptions ( Swedish: Samnordisk runtextdatabas) is a project started on January 1, 1993 atDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic