Princes Street Gardens Runestone

Coordinates: 55°56′56″N 3°11′54″W / 55.948924°N 3.19829°W / 55.948924; -3.19829

Princes Street Gardens Runestone
Rundata ID U 1173
Country Sweden
Region Uppland
City/Village Lilla Ramsjö, Vittinge
Produced 1010–1050
Runemaster Erik (A)
Text – Native
Old Norse: Ari ræisti stæin æftiR Hialm, faður sinn. Guð hialpi and hans.
Text – English
Ari raised the stone in memory of Hjalmr, his father. God help his soul.
Other resources
Runestones – Runic alphabet
Runology – Runestone styles

The Swedish Runestone in Princes Street Gardens, designated U 1173 in the Rundata catalogue, is an 11th-century[1] Swedish Viking Age runestone located in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, below Edinburgh Castle Esplanade, set within a fenced enclosure adjacent to Ramsay Garden.[2]

Originally from Lilla Ramsjö, Vittinge, it was donated to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 1787 by Sir Alexander Seton of Preston and Ekolsund (né Baron in 1738 - died 1814),[3] and was presented to the Princes Street Proprietors by the Society in 1821.[4] It is one of three Swedish runestones in Britain; the other two (U 104 & U 1160) are in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford in England.[5][6][7]

Inscription

Transliterated into Latin characters: ' ari + rasti + stain + aftir + (h)ialm + faþur sin + kuþ + hialbi + ant hans [1]

Transcription into Old Norse: Ari ræisti stæin æftiʀ Hialm, faður sinn. Guð hialpi and hans.[1]

Translation into English: Ari raised the stone in memory of Hjalmr, his father. May God help his spirit.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Project Samnordisk Runtextdatabas Svensk - Rundata entry for U 1173.
  2. ↑ "Edinburgh, Princes Street Garden (Rune Inscribed Stone)". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.
  3. ↑ "The Setons of Abercorn Descent". The Seton Family.
  4. ↑ McNaughton, Adam (1980). "Edinburgh's Runestone" (PDF). Northern Studies: 29, 31.
  5. ↑ Project Samnordisk Runtextdatabas Svensk - Rundata entry for U 104.
  6. ↑ Project Samnordisk Runtextdatabas Svensk - Rundata entry for U 1160.
  7. ↑ McNaughton, Adam (1980). "Edinburgh's Runestone" (PDF). Northern Studies: 29.

Further reading

Complete information about the U 1173, rune carver Erik's other rune stones and the story of the work to create a copy

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