#ög81

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Rune stone # Ög 81 - Högby gamla k:a & socken

The rune stone, found when the church was demolished in 1874, stands on the top of a hill and tells us of the farmer Gulle and his five sons. The runes are carved on both sides of the stone and the sons probably died while on Viking raids, with Assur in particular being named as having died in Greece. Assur was one of the first who is known to have died in the service of the Byzantine Emperor, and he is estimated to have died c. 1010, or in the late 10th century. The son named Åsmund, probably died in the Battle of Fyrisvallen - near Uppsala, in the 980s, and it was probably on the side of king Erik Segersäll (Eric the Victorious). 

A nephew, Torgerd, raised the stone.  

*þukir resþi stin þansi eftiʀ asur sen muþur bruþur sin iaʀ eataþis austr i krikum kuþr karl kuli kat fim syni feal o furi frukn treks asmutr aitaþis asur austr i krikum uarþ o hulmi halftan tribin kari uarþ at uti auk tauþr bui þurkil rist runaʀ*

"Torgärd reste denna sten efter Assur sin morbroder, som dog österut i Grekland. Söner fick Gulle en god bonde fem. Vid Fyris föll Åsmund orädde kämpen, Assur omkom i öster i Grekland, Halvdan blev på Bornholm dräpt, Kåre vid Dundee, död är ock Boe. Torkel ristade runorna" 

"Torgärd raised this stone in memory of Assur, her mother's brother. He met his end in the east in Greece. The good man Gulle got five sons. The brave valiant man Åsmund fell at Fyris, Assur met his end in the east in Greece, Halvdan was killed at Holm (Bornholm); Kåre was (killed) at Dundee, also dead (is) Boe. Torkel carved the runes"

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