Varangian Biker

Tillinge, Västmanland, Sweden

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The runestone Vs 19 is carved by the same runemaster who carved Vs 18 next to it.

The name Gunnald is a combination of the words for war and ruler. The name “Orm” just means snake.

Gunnald is mentioned on the runestone Vs 18, about a trip to England in the west, standing nearby. Both stones were moved here in the beginning of 1920s.

Inscription

> ᚴᚼᚢᚾᛅᛚ-ᚱ ᛫ ᛚᛁᛏ ... ᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ ᛫ ᚦᛁᚾᛋᛅ ᚨᚠᛏᛁᚱ ᛫ ᚼᚮᚱᛘ ᛫ ᛋᛏᚮᛒ ᛋᚨᚾ ᛫ ᛏᚱᚨᚴᚢ-...ᚾ ᛫ ᛅᚢᚴ ᛫ ᚢᛅᛋ ᛫ ᚠᛅᚱᛁᚾ ᛫ ᚬᛋ-ᚱ ᛫ ᛘᛁᚦ ᛫ ᛁᚴᚢᛅᚱᛁ ᛫ ᚼᛁᚬᛚᛒᛁ ᚴ-ᚦ ᛫ ᛋᛅᛚᚢ ᚼ...ᚾᛋ ᛫

Latin transliteration

khu[nal-](r) · [(l)it … stain · þinsa ef]tir · horm · stob sen · trek| |ku-…n · auk · uas · farin · (o)(s)-r · miþ · ikuari · hiolbi k[-þ · salu h…ns ·]

Old norse transcription

Gunnval[d]r lét [reisa] stein þenna eptir Orm, stjúp sinn, dreng gó[ða]n, ok var farinn aus[t]r með Ingvari. Hjalpi G[u]ð sálu h[a]ns.

Translation

“Gunnald had this stone raised in memory of Orm, his stepson, a good valiant man. And (he) travelled to the east with Ingvar. May God help his soul.”

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References

• Scandinavian Runic-text Database latest, “Runic inscription Vs 19 ”, Department of Scandinavian Languages, Uppsala University.