Day 1 - South of Stockholm
Sö 254 - Vansta
May 30, 2021
Vansta, Södermanland, Sweden
In Vansta, near the town Nynäshamn, about 50 kilometers to the south of Stockholm stands the runestone Sö 254.
It was found next to the lake Styran in 1903, where it had been used as a bridge.
The runestone is made of granite, and was carved by Amunde.
Inscription
' suan : auk stain : raisau ' stain : at : tÊsta : fadur : sin : is uard : taudr ' i lidi : ikuars : auk : at ' dÊrstain ' auk kt : aystain : alhiltar ' s
Transliteration
· suan : auk stain : raistu · stain : at · tos[t]a : faþur : sin : is uarþ : tauþr · i liþi : ikuars : au[k] at · þo[r]stain : auk kt : aystain : alhiltar · s--
Old norse transcription
Sveinn/Svanr ok Steinn reistu stein at Tosta, fǫður sinn, er varð dauðr í liði Ingvars, ok at Þorstein ok at Eystein, Alfhildar s[on].
Translation
“Sven and Sten raised the stone in memory of Tosti, their father, who died in Ingvar’s retinue, and in memory of Thorstein, and in memory of Eystein, Alfhildr’s son.”
Location
Photos
References
- Scandinavian Runic-text Database latest, “Runic inscription Sö 254 ”, Department of Scandinavian Languages, Uppsala University.