Replösastenen
| The Replös Stone | |
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| Rundata ID | Sm 35 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Region | Kronoberg |
| City/Village | Ljungby |
| Produced | 11th century |
| Runemaster | unknown |
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Text – Native |
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| kutraþr : karþi : kubl : þisi : iftiR : astraþ : faþur : sin : þan : frita : ak : þih:na : bistan : iR a : f-n:iþ- : forþum : uf | |
| Text – English | |
| Götrad made this stone after Åstrad, their father, the foremost of kinsmen and thanes who in Finnveden formerly lived. | |
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Runestones – Runic alphabet Runology – Runestone styles |
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Coordinates: 56°50′52″N 13°58′29″E / 56.84783°N 13.97469°E
The Replösa Stone, Småland Runic Inscription 35, Sm 35, or Ljungby 28:1, is a runestone in Replösa near Ljungby, Sweden.
The stone is made of granite, is 185 centimetres (73 in) tall and 90 centimetres (35 in) wide. The runiform ornament and inscription on the stone's southeastern side have 13–15 centimetres (5.1–5.9 in) high runes. The inscription is from the 11th century and says:
Normalization to Old West Norse:
Translation to English:
The Danish sounding names Götrad and Åstrad are uncommon. From the Middle Ages only a few persons are known to bear the name Åstrad. The name have also appeared on Danish runestones. The name Götrad does not appear on any other known runestone. Finnveden mentioned on the stone was one the "countries" that would later be included in the province of Småland. Finnveden is mentioned on three runestones: Sm 35, Sm 52 in Småland, and U 130 in Uppland. The word "thane" (þegna) can be seen in a number of runic inscriptions, but opinions are divided of its meaning. The two main opinions are "free farmer, odalman (Similar to yeomen)" respectively "warrior, member of the king's hird".
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