Day 7 - Norrköping

Ög 155 - Sylten

Jul 12, 2021

Sylten, Östergötland, Sweden

This is the southernmost Ingvar runestone, designated Ög 155, that we are sure about.

The runestone stands in Sylten in Bjällbränna. It’s raised by Torfrid in memory of his sons, one of which died with Ingvar.

It was re-erected and moved a small distance in 1896, by the owner of the homestead.

Inscription

ᚦᚢᚱᚠᚱᛁᚦ × ᚱᛁᛋᛏᛁ × ᚽᚠᛏᛁᛦ × ᛅᛋᚴᚢᛏ × ᛅᚢᚴ × ᚴᛅᚢᛏᛅ ᛋᚢᚾᚢ × ᛋᛁᚾᛅ × ᛋᛏᛁᚾ × ᚦᛅᛋᛁ × ᚼᛅᚾ × ᚴᚢᛏᛁ × ᚽᛏᛅᚦᛁᛋ × ᛁ × ᛁᚴᚢᛅᚱᛋ × ᚼᛁᛚᚠᚾᛁᚴᛁ ×

Latin transliteration

þurfriþ × risti × eftiʀ × askut × auk × kauta sunu × sina × stin × þasi × han × kuti × etaþis × i × ikuars × hilfniki ×

Old norse transcription

Þorfríðr/Þorfreðr reisti eptir Ásgaut ok Gauta, sonu sína, stein þenna. Hann Gauti endaðist í Ingvars helfningi.

Translation

“Torfrid raised this stone in memory of Åsgöt and Göte, his sons. Göte met his end in Ingvar’s troop.”

Location

Map showing where the runestone Ög 155 is

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