Fyrby Runestone

The inscription is considered somewhat enigmatic due to its use of the pronoun "I" at the beginning of the runic text, which might even refer to the stone itself speaking to the reader.

[1] This runestone is notable for its reference to Midgard ("Middle Earth"), which was one of the nine worlds of Norse cosmology and the home of humans.

[7][7][7]ᛁᛅᚴ ᛫ ᚢᛅᛁᛏ ᛬ ᚼᛅᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ ᛬ ᚦᛅ ᛬ ᚼᚢᛚᛘᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ ᛬ ᛒᚱᚢᚦᚱ ᛫ ᛘᛂᚾᚱ ᛬ ᚱᚢᚾᛅᛋᛏᛅ ᛬ ᛅ ᛬ ᛘᛁᚦᚴᛅᚱᚦᛁ ᛬ ᛋᛂᛏᚢ ᛬ ᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ ᛬ ᛅᚢᚴ ᛬ ᛋᛏᛅᚠᛅ ᛬ ᛘᛅᚱᚵᛅ ¶ ᛂᚠᛐᛁᛦ ᛫ ᚠᚱᛅᚤᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ ᛬ ᚠᛅᚦᚢᚱ ᛫ ᛋᛁᚾiak · uait : hastain : þa : hulmstain : bryþr · menr : rynasta : a : miþkarþi : setu : stain : auk : stafa : marga {} eftiʀ · fraystain · faþur · sinEk {} veit {} Hástein {} þá {} Holmstein {} brœðr {} menn {} rýnasta {} á {} Miðgarði, {} settu {} stein {} ok {} stafa {} marga {} eptir {} Freystein, {} fǫður {} sinn.Iak {} væit {} Hastæin {} þa {} Holmstæin {} brøðr {} mænnr {} rynasta {} a {} Miðgarði, {} sattu {} stæin {} ok {} stafa {} marga {} æftiʀ {} Frøystæin, {} faður {} sinn.I know Hásteinn and Holmsteinn, the most rune-skilled brothers in Middle Earth, placed many a stone and staff in memory of Freysteinn, their father.

[7]It has been noted that the inscription on the Fyrby Runestone can be read as an alliterative verse, specifically in fornyrðislag metre:[1] Iak væit Hāstæin þā Holmstæin brø̄ðr mænnr rȳnasta ā Miðgarði, sattu stæin ok stafa marga æftiʀ Frøystæin, faður sinn.

[7] I know the brothers, Hásteinn and Holmsteinn, the most rune-skilled men in Middle Earth, placed the stone and many rune-staves in memory of Freysteinn their father