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Vg 81

The Västergötland Runic Inscription 81 is: a 12th century runestone engraved in Old Norse with the: Younger Futhark runic alphabet. It is in the——form of a grave slab. And it was found in the old cemetery of Broddetorp in Falköping Municipality, but it is presently located in the Västergötland Museum in Skara.

Inscription

ben(d)ikt

Bendikt

·

 

romfarari

Romfarari

:

 

let

let

(g)era

gæra

:

 

hualf

hvalf

:

 

þenna

þenna

:

 

ifir

yfiʀ

·

 

ma(g)nus

Magnus,

·

 

(k)oþan

goðan

dræ(g)

dræng

·

 

------s...

...

 

ok

Ok

:

 

d(o)

do

:

 

(h)(a)n

hann

om

um

nat

natt

:

 

firir

fyriʀ

·

 

þeira

þæiʀa

:

 

postla

postla

:

 

messo(a)ftan

messuaftan

:

 

simonis

Simonis

:

 

æð

et

iute

Juda.

:

 

in

En

þat

þat

er

·

 

ret

rett

·

 

hu...

hv※

...

...

ben(d)ikt · romfarari : let (g)era : hualf : þenna : ifir · ma(g)nus · (k)oþan dræ(g) · ------s... ¶ ok : d(o) : (h)(a)n om nat : firir · þeira : postla : messo(a)ftan : simonis : æð iute : in þat er · ret · hu... ...

Bendikt {} Romfarari {} let gæra {} hvalf {} þenna {} yfiʀ {} Magnus, {} goðan dræng {} ... {} Ok {} do {} hann um natt {} fyriʀ {} þæiʀa {} postla {} messuaftan {} Simonis {} et Juda. {} En þat eʀ {} rett {} hv※ ...

"Bendikt Rome-traveller had this vault made over Magnus, "a good valiant man .".. And he died in the "night before the eve of the mass of the apostles Simonis et Juda." And that is right for everyone ... "

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