Day 4 - South of lake Mälaren
Sö 281 - Strängnäs
Jun 20, 2021
Strängnäs, Södermanland, Sweden
The runestone Sö 281 was found in Strängnäs cathedral where it was used as a doorstep. When it was found in 1863, it was instead incorporated into the church wall.
Neither the runemaster nor the original position of Sö 281 is known.
Inscription
...alui : lit ' kira : kubl : ifti... ... burdur : ulfs ' diz ' au... ... mid ' ikuari : É : sirk'lat...
Transliteration
…[a]lui : lit · kira : kubl : ifti… … burþur : ulfs · þiʀ · a[u]… … [m]iþ · ikuari : o : sirk·la[t]…
Old norse transcription
… lét gera kuml epti[r] … bróður Ulfs. Þeir au[str]/au[starla] … með Ingvari á Serkland[i].
Translation
“(Someone) had the monument made in memory of … Ulv’s brother. They in / to the east … with Ingvar in Serkland.”
Location
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References
- Scandinavian Runic-text Database latest, “Runic inscription Sö 281 ”, Department of Scandinavian Languages, Uppsala University.