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
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References
- Scandinavian Runic-text Database latest, “Runic inscription Vg 197 ”, Department of Scandinavian Languages, Uppsala University.
- Wikipedia, “Västergötlands runinskrifter 197”