Einang stone

Einang stone

Runefacts
name = Einang stone
country=Norway
region=Gardberg site
city= Fagernes
produced= 4th century
artist= Gudgjest
text_native=Proto-Norse: "(Ek go)ðagastiz runo faihido"
text_english= "(I, Gu)dgjest inscribed the runes"
picture=The Einang stone ("Einangsteinen") is a runestone near Fagernes, Norway. It bears an Elder Futhark inscription in Proto-Norse, dated to the 4th century. It is the oldest runestone still standing at its original location, and it may be the earliest inscription to mention the name "runo" "rune", possibly, as it appears in the singular, still used in the original sense "secret".

The inscription reads::"(Ek go)ðagastiz runo faihido"

Which translates as::"(I, Gu)dgjest inscribed the runes"

The first four letters have not survived and are conjectured, the personal name may have been "Gudagastiz", or similar.

The Einang runestone is located within the Gardberg site.

External links

* [http://www.gardbergfeltet.no/Einangsteinen.html Official site - in Norwegian]


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