Sö 194 is the Rundata designation for a runic inscription on a memorialrunestone located in Brössike, which is about 12 kilometers northeast of Strängnäs, Södermanland County, Sweden, which was in the historic province of Södermanland. There are many such memorial runestones in Scandinavia. While the tradition of carving inscriptions into boulders began in the 4th century and lasted into the 12th century, most runestones date from the late Viking Age.
The runestone Sö 194 from Brössike.Detail showing the binding of serpent's head and tail, with the runes faþur sin ("their father") carved on the tail.
Carved into a granite boulder that is 1.4 meters in height, this unsigned inscription has been attributed to the runemasterBalle, who was active during the last half of the eleventh century. The text of the inscription lies within a serpent band, a motif common on many memorial runestones. At the bottom of the inscription, there is a binding around the head and tail of the serpent as if to keep the serpent bound to the surface of the stone. The runestone is classified as being carved in runestone style Fp. This is the classification for inscriptions with runic bands that end with serpent or animal heads depicted as seen from above.
The runic text states that the stone was raised by two sons named Ingimundr and Þjalfi in memory of their father Þorketill. The Old Norse name Ingimundr means "Tutelage of Youth."[1] Þjalfi means "Digger" or "Delver," and Þjálfi was the name of a servant or follower of the Norse god Thor that is listed in the Prose Edda.[2] The name Þorketil signifies a "Vessel or Kettle of Thor," possibly a type of sacrificial cauldron.[3] The Poetic Edda poem Hymiskviða has a story in which Thor fetches a large cauldron to brew ale.
Inscriptionedit
Transliteration of the runes into Latin charactersedit
ekimunr * auk * þalfi * þir * ristu * stin * þina * at * þurktil * faþur sin[4]
Transcription into Old Norseedit
Ingimundr ok Þjalfi þeir reistu stein þenna at Þorketil, fôður sinn.[4]
Translation in Englishedit
Ingimundr and Þjalfi, they raised this stone in memory of Þorketill, their father.[4]
Referencesedit
^Kneen, John Joseph (1937), The Personal Names of the Isle of Man, Tynwald: Manx Museum and Ancient Monuments Trustees, p. 10.
^Grimm, Jacob (1882). Teutonic Mythology. Vol. 1. Translated by Stallybrass, James Steven. George Bell & Sons. pp. 186–187.
^ abcProject Samnordisk Runtextdatabas Svensk - Rundata entry for Sö 194.
January 01, 1970
södermanland, runic, inscription, rundata, designation, runic, inscription, memorial, runestone, located, brössike, which, about, kilometers, northeast, strängnäs, södermanland, county, sweden, which, historic, province, södermanland, there, many, such, memori. So 194 is the Rundata designation for a runic inscription on a memorial runestone located in Brossike which is about 12 kilometers northeast of Strangnas Sodermanland County Sweden which was in the historic province of Sodermanland There are many such memorial runestones in Scandinavia While the tradition of carving inscriptions into boulders began in the 4th century and lasted into the 12th century most runestones date from the late Viking Age The runestone So 194 from Brossike Detail showing the binding of serpent s head and tail with the runes fathur sin their father carved on the tail Contents 1 Description 2 Inscription 2 1 Transliteration of the runes into Latin characters 2 2 Transcription into Old Norse 2 3 Translation in English 3 ReferencesDescription editCarved into a granite boulder that is 1 4 meters in height this unsigned inscription has been attributed to the runemaster Balle who was active during the last half of the eleventh century The text of the inscription lies within a serpent band a motif common on many memorial runestones At the bottom of the inscription there is a binding around the head and tail of the serpent as if to keep the serpent bound to the surface of the stone The runestone is classified as being carved in runestone style Fp This is the classification for inscriptions with runic bands that end with serpent or animal heads depicted as seen from above The runic text states that the stone was raised by two sons named Ingimundr and THjalfi in memory of their father THorketill The Old Norse name Ingimundr means Tutelage of Youth 1 THjalfi means Digger or Delver and THjalfi was the name of a servant or follower of the Norse god Thor that is listed in the Prose Edda 2 The name THorketil signifies a Vessel or Kettle of Thor possibly a type of sacrificial cauldron 3 The Poetic Edda poem Hymiskvida has a story in which Thor fetches a large cauldron to brew ale Inscription editTransliteration of the runes into Latin characters edit ekimunr auk thalfi thir ristu stin thina at thurktil fathur sin 4 Transcription into Old Norse edit Ingimundr ok THjalfi their reistu stein thenna at THorketil fodur sinn 4 Translation in English edit Ingimundr and THjalfi they raised this stone in memory of THorketill their father 4 References edit Kneen John Joseph 1937 The Personal Names of the Isle of Man Tynwald Manx Museum and Ancient Monuments Trustees p 10 Rydberg Victor 1905 Norroena the History and Romance of Northern Europe Vol 3 Anderson Rasmus B trans Vinland ed p 1036 Grimm Jacob 1882 Teutonic Mythology Vol 1 Translated by Stallybrass James Steven George Bell amp Sons pp 186 187 a b c Project Samnordisk Runtextdatabas Svensk Rundata entry for So 194 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sodermanland Runic Inscription 194 amp oldid 1060894446, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
