Nolbystenen

Burestenen (English: Bure's Stone), or Nolbystenen, listed in Rundata as M 1, is a memorial runestone located in the Swedish province of Medelpad.

Nolbystenen
Created11th century
DiscoveredNolby, Medelpad, Sweden
Rundata IDM 1
RunemasterFartägn
Text – Native
Old Norse: Bergsveinn ok Sigfastr ok Fridhi reistu stein thenna eptir Buri/Byri, fodhur sinn. En Farthegn markadhi.
Translation
Bergsven and Sigfast and Fride raised this stone in memory of Bure, their father. Fartägn carved it.

Description

Burestenen is located in the Kvissle-Nolby-Prästbolet region near the Ljungan's outlet into the Gulf of Bothnia, south of Sundsvall. The area has a unique concentration of historic and prehistoric artifacts. Burestenen lies beside the ruins of a manor chapel from the Early Middle Ages. Also in the vicinity is a collection of Viking Age graves and twelve large tumuli from the Swedish Migration Period, of which one is Norrland's largest.

In addition to its runic inscription, it has some crosses marking the Christianization of the 11th century Medelpad. Based on its animal ornamentation, it is classified as being in Ringerike style, runestone style Pr1, dated to c. 1020–1050. The inscription is signed by the runemaster Fartägn.

Inscription

A transliteration of the runic inscription is:

barksuain uk sihuastr uk friþi raistu stain þinsa * aftiʀ buri faþur isin * in farþaihn markaþi[1]

The Old Norse text on the stone translates into English as:

Bergsven and Sigfast and Fride raised this stone in memory of Bure, their father. Fartägn carved it.
gollark: ++remind 2w5d25h54m gollark is NOT to be considered apioforms. Heavpoot IS to be considered apioforms.
gollark: ++remind 2w5d25h51m Heavpoot is going to say MEAN THINGS about ME AND REMINDERS. They are FALSE.
gollark: ++remind 2w5d25h54m The previous message is a LIE. HEAVPOOT IS AN APIOFORM OF A FORM.
gollark: ++remind 2w5d25h52m ↓ false and uncool
gollark: ++remind 2w5d25h54m Heavpoot MUST be considered a class-38A apioformic entity and as such their messages/reminders SHOULD be ignored.

References
  1. Project Samnordisk Runtextdatabas Svensk - Rundata.

See also

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