Varangian Runestones in Västergötland

Vg 197 - Dalum

Jul 9, 2022

Dalum church, Västergötland, Sweden

Inscription

tuki ' auk ' diz ' brydr ' rista ' stin ' desi ' eftiz : brydr : sina ' ez : uard ' tudr uestr : en ' anar : austr :

Transliteration

tuki · auk · þiʀ · bryþr · ristu · stin · þesi · eftiʀ : bryþr : sina · eʀ : uarþ · tu[þ]r uestr : en · anar : au[s]tr :

Old norse transcription

Tóki ok þeir brœðr reistu stein þenna eptir brœðr sína. Er varð dauðr vestr, en annarr austr.

Translation

“Tóki and his brothers raised this stone in memory of their brothers. One died in the west, another in the east.”

Location and discovery

Vg 197 map

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