Småland Runic Inscription 35


The Replösa Stone is a runestone in Replösa near Ljungby, Sweden.

The stone

The stone is made of granite, is tall and wide. The runiform ornament and inscription on the stone's southeastern side have high runes. The inscription is from the 11th century and says:

Inscription

Normalization to Old West Norse:
Translation to English:

Interpretation

The Danish sounding names Götrad and Åstrad are uncommon. From the Middle Ages only a few persons are known to bear the name Åstrad. The name have also appeared on Danish runestones. The name Götrad does not appear on any other known runestone. Finnveden mentioned on the stone was one the "countries" that would later be included in the province of Småland. Finnveden is mentioned on three runestones: Sm 35, Sm 52 in Småland, and U 130 in Uppland. The word "thane" can be seen in a number of runic inscriptions, but opinions are divided of its meaning. The two main opinions are "free farmer, odalman " respectively "warrior, member of the king's hird".

The ship setting

Just south of the runestone lies Ljungby 29:1, a damaged, but partly restored, ship setting. It is long, wide, and made out of seven erected stones that are tall. According to historical data there have been twelve stones.