Varangian Biker

Skjorstad, Östergötland, Sweden

Inscription

: siksten : let : rasti : stain : den... : eftiz : ikuar : sun : sin : han : uard : austr : taudr :

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

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

Location and discovery

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References

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