Day 4 - South of lake Mälaren

Sö 277 - Strängnäs

Jun 20, 2021

Strängnäs, Södermanland, Sweden

To the left side of the main entrance of the Strängnäs cathedral, the runestone fragment Sö 277 is built into the wall.

Neither the original place of this runestone, nor the name of the runemaster, is known.

Inscription

> ᚢ--ᚱ ᛬ ᛅᚢᚴ ᛬ ᛁᚾᚴᛁ᛬ᛒᚢᚱᚴ ᛬ ᛚᛁᛏᚢ ᛬ ᚱᛅ… … …- ᛬ …ᛅ ᛅᛏ ᛫ ᚢᛂᚱᚦᚱ ᛫ ᛁᚴᛁ ᛬ ᛁᚾᚴᚢᛅᚱᛋ ᛬ ᛘᛅ… …

Latin transliteration

u--r : auk : inki:burk : (l)itu : ra… … …- : …a at · uerþr · iki : inkuars : ma… …

Old norse transcription

… ok Ingibjǫrg létu re[isa] … … … <at> verðr engi Ingvars ma[nna] …

Translation

“… and Ingeborg had raised … in memory of … better than any of Ingvar’s men …”

Location

Map showing where the runestone Sö 277 is

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