Day 4 - South of lake Mälaren
Sö 335 - Ärja church ruin
Jun 20, 2021
Ärja, Södermanland, Sweden
Just a few kilometers from Gripsholm castle lies the Ärja church ruin where there are two runestones. One of these is an Ingvar runestone, Sö 335.
The runestone is made of red sandstone, was used as a doorstep on the church porch of the Ärja church. It was found when the ruin of the church was excavated. It now stands up by the eastern wall inside the church porch.
Inscription
uulfui : raisti ' stain danat brudur sin : u:snikin saz furs : a:ust:arla : mad : i:ikn:u:ari : ksibari hulmstains
Transliteration
uul(fui : raisti : stain þana| |at bruþur sin : u:snikin saʀ furs : a:ust:arla : maþ : i:ikn:u:ari : ksibari hulmstains
Old norse transcription
Ulfr(?) reisti stein þenna at bróður sinn Ósníkin, sá fórst austarla með Ingvari, skipari Holmsteins.
Translation
“Ulv raised this stone in memory of his brother Osniken. He travelled to the east with Ingvar; (he was) Holmsten’s seaman.”
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References
- Scandinavian Runic-text Database latest, “Runic inscription Sö 335 ”, Department of Scandinavian Languages, Uppsala University.