Great Sigtrygg Runestone - Haithabu, SH, D
N 54° 29.105 E 009° 34.476
32U E 537225 N 6037646
DR4, the big Sigtrygg Runestone is now situated on a hiking path to the Selker Nor Bridge with a fine view to Haithabu and Schleswig.
Waymark Code: WM19FGN
Location: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Date Posted: 02/18/2024
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The two Sigtrygg Runestones, designated as DR 2 and DR 4 in the Rundata catalog, are two of the Hedeby stones that were found in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, which during the Viking Age was part of Denmark. The runestones were raised after the Danish king Sigtrygg Gnupasson by his mother Ásfriðr. Together with the account of Adam of Bremen, the two inscriptions constitute evidence for the House of Olaf on the Danish throne.
The stones are dated as being carved after 934 C.E. as the historian Widukind of Corvey recorded that King Gnupa, who is mentioned in both inscriptions, was forced to pay a tribute to the German king in that year
DR 4 was discovered in 1887 on the ramparts of Gottorf Castle. Prior to the recognition of the historical significance of runestones, they were often used as construction materials for roads, walls, and buildings.
Inscription
Transliteration of the runes into Latin characters
A osfriþr ÷ karþi kubl ÷ þausi ÷ tuti? ÷ uþinkaurs ÷ oft ÷ siktriuk ÷ kunuk ÷
B ÷ sun ÷ sin ÷ ÷ auk ÷ knubu ÷
C kurm? (÷) raist (÷) run(a)(?) (÷)
Transcription into Old Norse
A Asfriþr gærþi kumbl þøsi, dottiR Oþinkors, æft Sigtryg kunung,
B sun sin ok Gnupu.
C Gorm? rest runa?.
Translation in English
A Ásfriðr made the memorial, the daughter of Odinkar, after King Sigtrygg,
B her son together with Gnupa.
C Gorm made the runes.
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