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The '''Klepp I Runestone''', listed as '''N 225''' in the [[Rundata]] catalog, is one of two [[runestone]]s from [[Klepp]] in [[Rogaland]], [[Norway]]. It is |
The '''Klepp I Runestone''', listed as '''N 225''' in the [[Rundata]] catalog, is one of two [[runestone]]s from [[Klepp]] in [[Rogaland]], [[Norway]]. It is among the few [[Viking Age]] runestones that was raised as a memorial to a woman. |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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The Klepp I Runestone has three lines of runic text on two sides of the stone. The runic inscription ends with a [[Christian cross|cross]], indicating that it dates from after the local conversion to [[Christianity]], or the late 10th or early 11th century.<ref name="Spurkland">{{Cite book |last=Spurkland |first=Terje |authorlink= |coauthors=van der Hoek, Betsy (transl.) |title=Norwegian Runes and Runic Inscriptions |publisher=Boydell Press |year=2005 |location=Woodbridge |pages=91, 117 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=1QDKqY-NWvUC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false |id= |isbn=1-84383-186-4}}</ref> The inscription provides an early example of the use of the name ''Kleppr'', which means "rocky hill," for the town of Klepp. It has been suggested that the detailed description of the family relationships in the inscription may have been to document the inheritance of the estate of the deceased woman Ásgerðr.<ref name="Spurkland"/> |
The Klepp I Runestone has three lines of runic text on two sides of the stone. The runic inscription ends with a [[Christian cross|cross]], indicating that it dates from after the local conversion to [[Christianity]], or the late 10th or early 11th century.<ref name="Spurkland">{{Cite book |last=Spurkland |first=Terje |authorlink= |coauthors=van der Hoek, Betsy (transl.) |title=Norwegian Runes and Runic Inscriptions |publisher=Boydell Press |year=2005 |location=Woodbridge |pages=91, 117 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=1QDKqY-NWvUC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false |id= |isbn=1-84383-186-4}}</ref> The inscription provides an early example of the use of the name ''Kleppr'', which means "rocky hill," for the town of Klepp. It has been suggested that the detailed description of the family relationships in the inscription may have been to document the [[inheritance]] of the estate of the deceased woman Ásgerðr.<ref name="Spurkland"/> The details of the family ties indicate the different ways that Ásgerðr could inherit property and how it then could be divided among the living. |
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==Inscription== |
==Inscription== |
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===Transliteration of the runes into Latin characters=== |
===Transliteration of the runes into Latin characters=== |
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:A '''þurir : harþar:sunr : raisti : stain : þina : ¶ aft : oskarþi : kuon : sina : (t)u(t)ur : kunars (:)''' |
:A: '''þurir : harþar:sunr : raisti : stain : þina : ¶ aft : oskarþi : kuon : sina : (t)u(t)ur : kunars (:)''' |
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:B '''bruþur : halka : o : klabi +'''<ref name="Rundata">[http://www.nordiska.uu.se/forskn/samnord.htm Project Samnordisk Runtextdatabas Svensk] - [[Rundata]] entry for N 225.</ref> |
:B: '''bruþur : halka : o : klabi +'''<ref name="Rundata">[http://www.nordiska.uu.se/forskn/samnord.htm Project Samnordisk Runtextdatabas Svensk] - [[Rundata]] entry for N 225.</ref> |
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===Transcription into Old Norse=== |
===Transcription into Old Norse=== |
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:A ''Þórir Harðarsonr reisti stein þenna ept Ásgerði, kván sína, dóttur Gunnars,'' |
:A: ''Þórir Harðarsonr reisti stein þenna ept Ásgerði, kván sína, dóttur Gunnars,'' |
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:B ''bróður Helga á Kleppi.''<ref name="Rundata"/> |
:B: ''bróður Helga á Kleppi.''<ref name="Rundata"/> |
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===Translation in English=== |
===Translation in English=== |
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:A Þórir Harðr's son raised this stone in memory of his wife Ásgerðr, daughter of Gunnarr |
:A: Þórir Harðr's son raised this stone in memory of his wife Ásgerðr, daughter of Gunnarr |
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:B (the) brother of Helgi of Kleppr.<ref name="Rundata"/> |
:B: (the) brother of Helgi of Kleppr.<ref name="Rundata"/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 13:44, 11 May 2010
The Klepp I Runestone, listed as N 225 in the Rundata catalog, is one of two runestones from Klepp in Rogaland, Norway. It is among the few Viking Age runestones that was raised as a memorial to a woman.
Description
The Klepp I Runestone has three lines of runic text on two sides of the stone. The runic inscription ends with a cross, indicating that it dates from after the local conversion to Christianity, or the late 10th or early 11th century.[1] The inscription provides an early example of the use of the name Kleppr, which means "rocky hill," for the town of Klepp. It has been suggested that the detailed description of the family relationships in the inscription may have been to document the inheritance of the estate of the deceased woman Ásgerðr.[1] The details of the family ties indicate the different ways that Ásgerðr could inherit property and how it then could be divided among the living.
Inscription
Transliteration of the runes into Latin characters
- A: þurir : harþar:sunr : raisti : stain : þina : ¶ aft : oskarþi : kuon : sina : (t)u(t)ur : kunars (:)
- B: bruþur : halka : o : klabi +[2]
Transcription into Old Norse
- A: Þórir Harðarsonr reisti stein þenna ept Ásgerði, kván sína, dóttur Gunnars,
- B: bróður Helga á Kleppi.[2]
Translation in English
- A: Þórir Harðr's son raised this stone in memory of his wife Ásgerðr, daughter of Gunnarr
- B: (the) brother of Helgi of Kleppr.[2]
References
- ^ a b Spurkland, Terje (2005). Norwegian Runes and Runic Inscriptions. Woodbridge: Boydell Press. pp. 91, 117. ISBN 1-84383-186-4.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c Project Samnordisk Runtextdatabas Svensk - Rundata entry for N 225.