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Runestone Vg 194

Runestone Vg 194. Illustration: Jonas Lau Markussen (CC BY).

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Vg 194

Herrekvarn, Västergötland, Sweden

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The carvings of the stone are in the runestone style B-e-v (c. 1010-1050) pertaining to the Ringerike style and contemporary with Pr 1 and Pr 2.

The inscription is not signed.

The granite stone is c. 2,9 m tall, 1,35 m wide and 0,2-0,5 m thick.

Runic inscription

The rune text begins at the head end of the serpent.

Runes

ᚴᚢᚦᛘᚢᛏᚱ ᛬ ᚴᛅᚱᚦᛁ ᛬ ᚴᚢᛘᛚ ᛬ ᚦᚢᛋᛁ ᛬ ᛂᚠᛁᛦ ᛫ ᚢᚱᛘᛅᚱ ᛬ ᛋᚢᚾ ᛬ ᛋᛁ

Transliteration

kuþmutr : karþi : kuml : þusi : eftiʀ ‘ urmar : sun : si

Old Norse

Guðmundr gærði kumbl þausi æftiR Ormar, sun sinn.

English

Guðmundr made these monuments in memory of Ormarr, his son.