Edinburgh's Runestone
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The Swedish Runestone in Princes Street Gardens, designated U 1173 in the Rundata catalogue, is an 11th-century[1] Swedish Viking Age runestone located in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, below Edinburgh Castle Esplanade, set within a fenced enclosure adjacent to Ramsay Garden.[2]
Originally from Lilla Ramsjö, Vittinge, it was donated to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 1787 by Sir Alexander Seton of Preston and Ekolsund (né Baron in 1738 - died 1814),[3] and was presented to the Princes Street Proprietors by the Society in 1821.[4] It is one of three Swedish runestones Britain; the other two (U 104 & U 1160) are in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford in England.[5][6][7]
Inscription
Transliterated into Latin characters: ' ari + rasti + stain + aftir + (h)ialm + faþur sin + kuþ + hialbi + ant hans [1]
Transcription into Old Norse: Ari ræisti stæin æftiR Hialm, faður sinn. Guð hialpi and hans.[1]
Translation into English: Ari raised the stone in memory of Hjalmr, his father. May God help his spirit.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Project Samnordisk Runtextdatabas Svensk - Rundata entry for U 1173.
- ^ "Edinburgh, Princes Street Garden (Rune Inscribed Stone)". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.
- ^ "The Setons of Abercorn Descent". The Seton Family.
- ^ McNaughton, Adam (1980). "Edinburgh's Runestone" (PDF). Northern Studies: 29, 31.
- ^ Project Samnordisk Runtextdatabas Svensk - Rundata entry for U 104.
- ^ Project Samnordisk Runtextdatabas Svensk - Rundata entry for U 1160.
- ^ McNaughton, Adam (1980). "Edinburgh's Runestone" (PDF). Northern Studies: 29.
Further reading
- Anon (J. Dillon & J. Jamieson) (1822) 'Account of a stone with a runic inscription, presented to the Society by the late Sir Alexander Seton of Preston, and of some other inscriptions of the same kind in the Isle of Man', Archaeologia Scotica, 2.2, pp. 490–501
- Graham-Campbell, James (2004) ''Danes...in this Country': discovering Vikings in Scotland', Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 134, pp. 201-239
- McNaughton, Adam (1980) 'Edinburgh's Runestone', Northern Studies, 15, pp. 29-33
- Sveriges Runinskrifter, (1953-1958), ix, pp. 653-656
External links
Complete information about the U 1173, rune carver Erik's other rune stones and the story of the work to create a copy
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