- Saleby Runestone
The Saleby Runestone or Vg 67, in
Västergötland ,Sweden , is one of fewrunestone s that are raised after women. It ends with a curse on the one who destroys the memorial. A similar curse also appears on theTryggevælde Runestone and theGlavendrup stone inDenmark .It was discovered in
1794 , in the walls of the church of Saleby. It is 2.7 metres tall and c. 0.45 cm wide.Transliteration of the runes into Latin characters
+ fraustin + karþi + kubl * þausi + aftiR + þuru + kunu + sino + su ... ...(s) + tutiR bast + miþ + altum + uarþi at + rata + au=k + at arkRi '+ kunu + saR + ias haukui + krus + -... + uf + briuti
Transcription into
Old Norse Frøystæinn gærði kumbl þausi æftiR Þoru, konu sina. Su [va] R ... dottiR, bæzt með aldum. Verði at
ok at argRi konu saR es haggvi [i] krus, ... of briuti. Translation in English
Freysteinn made these monuments in memory of Þóra, his wife. She was ... daughter, the best of her generation. May he who cuts to pieces ... breaks ... become a warlock and a maleficient woman ...
ources
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Rundata
* [http://dooku.miun.se/ake.johansson/saleby.htm A Swedish site with a picture of the runestone.]
* [http://wadbring.com/historia/undersidor/saleby.htm Another Swedish site with a picture.]
* [http://www.vastsverige.com/templates/product____6248.aspx?prodId=42675 A third Swedish site with a picture, and some information.]
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