The Rydsgård Runestone, designated as DR 277 under Rundata, is located in the woods just outside the park at Rydsgård manor, which is near Skurup, Skåne, Sweden.

Description

The Rydsgård Runestone is classified as being carved in

runestone style :''The term "runestone style" in the singular may refer to the Urnes style.'' The style or design of runestones varied during the Viking Age. The early runestones were simple in design, but towards the end of the runestone era they became increa ...

RAK. Similar to the Velanda Runestone, the inscription describes the deceased as being a good '' þegn'', or thegn. The exact role of thegns in southern Sweden is a matter of debate, but the most common view is that these persons constituted a Nordic elite somehow connected to Danish power. It is thought that thegn-stones point to areas where they came from. From such power centres they could be sent forth to rule border areas in so-called ''tegnebyar''.Löfving, Carl (2001). ''Gothia som Dansk/Engelskt Skattland: Ett Exempel på Heterarki Omkring år 1000'' (doctoral dissertation). Göteborg.

Inscription

Transliteration into Latin characters

:× kata × karþi × kuml × þausi × iftiʀ × suin × baluks ¶ sun × bunta × sin × saʀ × uas × þiakna × furstrProject Samnordisk Runtextdatabas Svensk
- Rundata.

Transcription into Old Norse

:Káta gerði kuml þessi eptir Svein Bôllungs son, bónda sinn. Sá var þegna fyrstr.

Translation in English

:Káta made this monument in memory of Sveinn Bôllungr's son, her husbandman. He was first among þegns.

References

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