Varangian Biker

Tåby, Östergötland, Sweden

This runestone, Ög 30, stands next to the road north of Tåby next to another runestone, Ög 29.

Based on the dragon’s head the stone is dated to the years 1010-1050.

Ög 30 might be an Ingvar runestone, or it could be a Varangian stone.

Inscription

᛬ ᛋᛁᚴᛋᛏᚽᚾ ᛬ ᛚᚽᛏ ᛬ ᚱᛅᛋᛏᛁ ᛬ ᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ ᛬ ᚦᚽᚾ᛫᛫᛫ ᛬ ᚽᚨᚠᛏᛁᛦ ᛬ ᛁᚴᚢᛅᚱ ᛬ ᛋᚢᚾ ᛬ ᛋᛁᚾ ᛬ ᚼᛅᚾ ᛬ ᚢᛅᚱᚦ ᛬ ᛅᚢᛋᛏᚱ ᛬ ᛏᛅᚢᚦᚱ ᛬

Latin transliteration

: siksten : let : rasti : stain : þe(n)… : eftiʀ : ikuar : sun : sin : han : uarþ : austr : tauþr :

Old norse transcription

Sigsteinn lét reisa stein þenn[a] eptir Ingvar, son sinn. Hann varð austr dauðr.

Translation

“Sixten had this stone raised in memory of Ingvar, his son. He died in the east.”

Location

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References

• Scandinavian Runic-text Database latest, “Runic inscription Ög 30 ”, Department of Scandinavian Languages, Uppsala University.