Varangian Runestones in Gotland
G 280 - Pilgårds
Apr 20, 2023
Pilgårds, Gotland, Sweden
Inscription
biarfaa : cTaTu : cico : cTain hakbiarn : brudr ruduicl : aucTain : imuar ic afa : cTaina : cTaTa : afa : rafa cud furi : rufcTaini : kuamu uia i aifur : uifil baud um
Transliteration
biarfaa : statu : sis[o] stain hakbiarn : bruþr ruþuisl : austain : imuar is af[a] : st[ai]n[a] : stata : aft : raf[a] su[þ] furi : ru[f]staini : kuamu uit i aifur : uifil [ba]uþ [0um]
Old norse transcription
Bjartfánn staddu þenna(?) stein Hegbjǫrn [ok] brœðr [hans] Hróðvísl, Eysteinn, <-muar>, er hafa stein[a] stadda ept Hrafn suðr fyrir Ro[f]steini. Kvámu vítt í Eifor. Vífill bauð …
Translation
“Hegbjǫrn raised this stone glaring (and his) brothers Hróðvísl, Eysteinn, <-muar>, who have had stones raised in memory of Hrafn south of Rofstein. They came far and wide in Eifor. Vífill bade …”
Location and discovery
The runestone is now at Gotlands museum in Visby.
Photos
References
- Scandinavian Runic-text Database latest, “Runic inscription G 280 ”, Department of Scandinavian Languages, Uppsala University.
- Wikipedia, “Pilgårdsstenen”