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Sønder Vinge runestone 2 The Sønder Vinge stone 2 or DR 83 is a Viking Age runestone engraved in Old Norse with the Younger Futhark runic alphabet. The stone is in granite and was discovered in 1866 as a corner stone of Sønder Vinge Church, positioned with the runic inscription outwards.[1] It is presently located in the porch of the church.[1] It is probably from the period 970-1020 due to runic and linguistic features.[1] It is 180 cm tall, 132 cm wide and 35 cm thick.[1] Parts of the runic inscription have eroded which makes some runes hard to read.[1] The style of the runestone is the runestone style RAK.[2] The inscription ends with a curse similar to the ones found on the Saleby Runestone and Glemminge stone in Sweden, and on Tryggevælde and the Glavendrup runestones in Denmark. However, the interpretation of the curse as well as meaning of the word ræti ("warlock") are contested.[1] Inscription§P -u(þ)(i) [G]uði :
b(i)--(l)i <bi--li> :
risþi resþi :
stin sten ¶
:
þensi þænsi :
uftiʀ æftiʀ :
uruku Urøkiu ¶
auk ok :
kaþu Kaþu, :
bruþr brøþr :
¶
sino sina :
tuo twa :
¶
... ... sarþi særþi :
auk ok ¶
siþ seþ. :
r(a)(t)i Ræti(?) :
saʀ saʀ :
monr mannr :
¶
ias æs :
auþi øþi :
mini minni :
þui þwi. "Guði <bi--li> raised this stone in memory of Órókia and Kaða, his two brothers ... wounded and bewitched(?). A warlock(?) (be) the man who destroys this memorial!" §Q (a)u(þ)(i) Øþi :
bruti Bryti :
risþi resþi :
stin sten ¶
:
þensi þænsi :
uftiʀ æftiʀ :
uruku Urøkiu ¶
auk ok :
kaþu Kaþu, :
bruþr brøþr :
¶
sino sina :
tuo twa :
¶
... [werþi] sarþi særþi :
auk ok ¶
siþ:riti seþretti(?) :
saʀ saʀ :
monr mannr :
¶
ias æs :
auþi øþi :
mini minni :
þui þwi. "Auði Steward raised this stone in memory of Órókia and Kaða, his two brothers. [May he be considered] a pervert and a wizard(?), that man who destroys this memorial."[2] References |