Title

Runestone in Edinburgh, Scotland

Submitted by

Vincent Hsia

Description

The image shows Edinburgh's Runestone (Rundata ID: U 1173), an 11th-century Viking-age monument originating from Lilla Ramsjö, Uppland, Sweden. Carved around AD 1010–1050 by the runemaster Erik in Uppland, Sweden. Features a serpent-encircled cross with the Old Norse text: “Ari ræisti stæin æftiR Hialm, faður sinn. Guð hialpi and hans”. “Ari raised the stone in memory of Hjalmr, his father. May God help his spirit.”Donated to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 1787 by Sir Alexander Seaton. It was previously displayed in Princes Street Gardens before being relocated in autumn 2020 to its current home outside the University of Edinburgh’s Department of Scandinavian Studies at 50 George Square.

Identifier

NM-01401

https://runor.raa.se/inscription?id=9d6631ea-f53a-471b-8545-3baf00727b07

Contributor

Society of Antiquaries of ScotlandSee all items with this value

Date

1010 – 1050

Temporal Coverage

Viking Age (0750–1100)

Place of Origin

Lilla Ramsjö, Vittinge socken, Torstuna härad, Uppland, Heby Kommun, Sweden

Current Location

George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9JZ, UK

55.94361079999999, -3.1887817

Format

Stone

Language

Old Norse [non]

Type

Individual RunesSee all items with this value

Runes & InscriptionsSee all items with this value

Mythology, Symbolism & RunesSee all items with this value

Subject

Serpent

Cross

Rights

CC BY-SA 4.0

Relation

Runestone

depicts

RunestoneSee all items with this value

SerpentSee all items with this value

CrossSee all items with this value