Runic inscription
Sö 165
- Period
- Viking Age
- Location
- Grinda
Inscription
§P᛫ᚴᚢᚦᚱᚢᚾ᛫ᚱᛅᛁᛋᛏᛁ᛫ᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ᛫ᛅᛏ᛫ᚼᛁᚦᛁᚾ᛫ᚢᛅᛦ᛫ᚾᛅᚠᛁ᛫ᛋᚢᛅᛁᛋ᛫ᚢᛅᛦ᛫ᚼᛅᚾ᛫ᛁ᛫ᚴᚱᛁᚴᚢᛘ᛫ᛁᚢᛚᛁ᛫ᛋᚴᛁᚠᛏᛁ᛫ᚴᚱᛁᛋᛏᚱ᛫ᚼᛁᛅᛚᛒ᛫ᛅᚾᛏ᛫ᚴᚱᛁᛋᛏᚢᚾᛁᛅ
§Q᛫ᚴᚢᚦᚱᚢᚾ᛫ᚱᛅᛁᛋᛏᛁ᛫ᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ᛫ᛅᛏ᛫ᚼᛁᚦᛁᚾ᛫ᚢᛅᛦ᛫ᚾᛅᚠᛁ᛫ᛋᚢᛅᛁᛋ᛫ᚢᛅᛦ᛫ᚼᛅᚾ᛫ᛁ᛫ᚴᚱᛁᚴᚢᛘ᛫ᛁᚢᛚᛁ᛫ᛋᚴᛁᚠᛏᛁ᛫ᚴᚱᛁᛋᛏᚱ᛫ᚼᛁᛅᛚᛒ᛫ᛅᚾᛏ᛫ᚴᚱᛁᛋᛏ᛫ᚢᚾᛁ᛫ᛅ
This is a normalized form and may not represent the exact runic forms in the inscription.
Old Norse
§P Guðrún reisti stein at Heðin, var nefi Sveins. Var hann í Grikkjum, gulli skipti. Kristr hjalp ônd kristinna.
§Q Guðrún reisti stein at Heðin, var nefi Sveins. Var hann í Grikkjum, gulli skifti. Kristr hjalp ônd! Krist unni æ!
English
§P Guðrún raised the stone in memory of Heðinn; (he) was Sveinn's nephew. He was in Greece, divided (up) gold. May Christ help Christians' spirits.
§Q Guðrún raised the stone in memory of Heðinn; (he) was Sveinn's nephew. He was in Greece, divided (up) gold. Christ help the spirit! Christ he loved ever!
Data from the Scandinavian Runic-text Database:nordiska.uu.se/forskn/samnord.htm

