Egtved Runestone

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DR 37

The Egtved Runestone or DR 37 is a Viking Age runestone engraved in Old Norse with the Younger Futhark runic alphabet. It was discovered in 1863, by a master mason named Anders Nielsen from Starup, in the southern part of the cemetery of Egtved church.[1] It is dated to the period 900–1020.[1] The stone is in granite and measures 80 cm in height, 55 cm in width and 43 cm in thickness.[1] The style of the runestone is the runestone style RAK.[2]

In an article Lis Jacobsen (Jacobsen 1935: 185–94) discussed possible interpretations that were not included in the standard work Danmarks Runeindskrifter 1941-42.[1] She said that the phrase "brōðiʀ æft brōður" and "stæinn sāsi" connect the inscription to a group of warrior band inscriptions, i.e. the Hällestad Runestones and the Sjörup Runestone,[1] which are connected to the Jomsvikings and the legendary Battle of the Fýrisvellir in Uppland, Sweden.[3] However, the inscription is challenging to read and Jacobsen's interpretation is rather uncertain.[1] Jacobsen suggests that the runes suiu refer to the location Svia in Vaksala parish, Uppland, Sweden; an interpretation that is contested (Peterson 2007: 321).[1] However, the Scandinavian Runic-text Database accepts Jacobsen's analysis and does not add a question mark to it, as can be seen below.[2]