Day 4 - South of lake Mälaren

Sö 107 - Balsta

Jun 20, 2021

Balsta, Södermanland, Sweden

This runestone, Sö 107, stands next to the road from Eskilstuna to Kjula.

In th 17th century the runestone was moved to the town Eskilstuna nearby. It was then moved to Gredby in 1930 to stand next to the runestones Sö 108 and Sö 109.

Inscription

᛬ ᚱᚢᛚᛁᚠᛦ ᛬ ᚱᛅᛁᛋᛏᛁ ᛬ ᛋᛏᛂᛁᚾ ᛬ ᚦᚾᛋᛁ ᛬ ᛅᛏ ᛬ ᚠᛅᚦᚢᚱ ᛬ ᛋᛁᚾ ᛬ ᛋᚴᛅᚱᚠ ᛬ ᚼᛅᚾ ᚢᛅᛦ ᛬ ᚠᛅᚱᛁᚾ ᛬ ᛘᛁᚦ ᛬ ᛁᚴᚢᛅᚱᛁ ᛬

Latin transliteration

: rulifʀ : raisti : stein : þnsi : at : faþur : sin : skarf : ha[n] uaʀ : farin : miþ : ikuari :

Old norse transcription

Hróðleifr reisti stein þenna at fǫður sinn Skarf. Hann var farinn með Ingvari.

Translation

“Rollev raised this stone in memory of his father Skalv. He travelled with Ingvar.”

Location

Map showing where the runestone Sö 107 is

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