U293, Lilla Vilunda Hammarby, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden 😄👏👏🇸🇪
Runic language
@gabriel0/runic-alphabet
Runes - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runes
I need some hobbies which I can only do in Sweden. And, since I love history and learning language, I have decided to learn Runic language, which the Vikings used almost 1000 years ago. Runes are the language the Vikings used when they curved runestones. There are many runestones in Sweden and especially in Stockholm, so I decided to walk around the city to search for runestones and learn how they lived in this country. 😀
I believe that it will surprise some Asian expat like me who lives in Sweden is learning runes so that I can learn more about Swedish culture and history. Well, we will see, how I will improve my runes´ knowledge. 😁👍
Inscription of U293
Runescript by me (some of runescripts are wrong, I think! Please correct me!)
ᚠᛟᚱᚴᚢᚦᚱ • ᛩᚢᚴ • ᚦᚢᚱᛁᚱ • ᛚᚨᛏᚨ • ᚱᛖᛁᛋᚨ • ᛋᛏᛖᛁᚾᚨ • ᚦᛁᛋᚨ • ᛖᚠᛏᚱ • ᚠᚨᚦᚢᚱ ᛋᚾ • ᚴᛖᛏᛁᛚ • ᚴᛟᛈ ᚼᛁ ᛚᛒᛁ • ᚨᚾᛏ • ᚼᚾᛋ •
Rune reading
' forkuþr × auk ' þurir × lata ' reisa ' steina ' þisa ' eftʀ ' faþur sn ' ketil ' koþ hi-lbi + ant ' hns '
Old West Norse
Forkunnr ok Þórir láta reisa steina þessa eptir fǫður sinn Ketil. Guð hj[a]lpi ǫnd hans.
Runic Swedish
Forkuðr ok Þoriʀ lata ræisa stæina þessa æftiʀ faður sinn Kætil. Guð hi[a]lpi and hand.
Swedish
Forkunn och Tore låta resa dessa stenar efter sin fader Kättil. Gud hjälpe hans ande.
English
Forkunnr and Þórir have raised these stones in memory of their father Ketill. May God help his spirit.
By Runor, Rune Data
https://app.raa.se/open/runor/inscription?id=4c6645b3-273d-42c9-9773-bb4d921b1e0a
The plate near the runestone, U293
Stenen är ristad av runmästaren Visäte som var verksam vid mitten av 1000-talet. Samma familj har också rest de två runstenar som står ca 65 respective 200 meter längre åt söder. Alla tre stenarna står vid den gärna vägen mellan Smedby och Vilunda.