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    Author: * Wagnijo Scylding - 1 Post on this thread out of 4 Posts sitewide.
    Date: Dec 21, 2002 - 10:54


    Finn Folcwalding

    The runestone in question is the Karlevi Stone on Öland
    and the verse is commemorating the otherwise obscure Sibbi the Good:

    "This stone is placed in memory of Sibbi the Good, Foldan's son, and his retainer placed on Öland this memorial to honour the dead.

    Not content with setting up a permanent memorial to his leader that still stands a millennium later, the unnamed follower also commissioned (or perhaps even composed) a memorial verse to Sibbi, and this verse forns the second part of the inscription

    "Fulkin : likr : hins : FulkŞu : flaistr (:)* uisi : Şat * maistar * taiŞir : tulka ŞruŞar : traukr : i : Şaimsi * huki : munat : raiŞ : uiŞur : raŞa : ruk : starkr * i *: tanmarku --(n)tils : iarmun ** kruntar : urkron-tari : lonti"

    Folginn liggr hinns fylgğu,
    flestr vissi pat, mestar
    dæğir dolga Şrúğar
    draugr í Şessu haugi.
    Munat reiğ- Viğur rağa
    rógstarkr í Danmórku
    Endils jormungrundar
    ørgrandari landi.

    Hidden in this mound lies one, an executor of the goddess of battles [valkyrie~warior], whom the greatest deeds followed (most knew that). No strife-strong god of the wagon of Endill's wide ground [sea~ship~captain] will rule land in Denmark more faultlessly."

    This is from 'Ships and Men in the Late Vikingage'
    by Judith Jesch.

    Cheers
    Wagnijo


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