Sigtrygg Runestones

Together with the account of Adam of Bremen, the two inscriptions constitute evidence for the House of Olaf on the Danish throne.

[3] However, in recent years this has been downplayed after it was shown that part of the evidence was actually due to a misdating of another runestone and the possible misspellings of some words in the inscriptions.

[2] osfriþrAsfriþr: karþigærþi: kumblkumbl' þaunþønoftæft: siktrikuSigtryg,: osfriþr : karþi : kumbl ' þaun oft : siktriku :Asfriþr {} gærþi {} kumbl {} þøn æft {} Sigtryg, {}Ásfriðr made the memorial after Sigtryggsunsun(:) (s)insin: ouiok: knubuGnupu.sun (:) (s)in : oui : knubusun {} sin {} ok {} Gnupu.her son together with GnupaDR 4 was discovered in 1887 on the ramparts of Gottorf Castle.

[2] Prior to the recognition of the historical significance of runestones, they were often used as construction materials for roads, walls, and buildings.

osfriþrAsfriþr÷ karþigærþikublkumbl÷ þausiþøsi,÷ tutiʀdottiR÷ uþinkaursOþinkors,÷ oftæft÷ siktriukSigtryg÷ kunukkunung,÷ osfriþr ÷ karþi kubl ÷ þausi ÷ tutiʀ ÷ uþinkaurs ÷ oft ÷ siktriuk ÷ kunuk ÷Asfriþr {} gærþi kumbl {} þøsi, {} dottiR {} Oþinkors, {} æft {} Sigtryg {} kunung, {}Ásfriðr made the memorial, the daughter of Odinkar, after King Sigtrygg,÷ sunsun÷ sinsin÷ ÷ aukok÷ knubuGnupu.÷ ÷ sun ÷ sin ÷ ÷ auk ÷ knubu ÷{} sun {} sin {} {} ok {} Gnupu.