Einang stone

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Einang stone
Name:	Einang Stone
Rundata ID:
Country:	Norway
Region:	Gardberg site
City/Village:	Fagernes
Produced:	4th century
Artist:	Gudgjest
Text - Native:
Proto-Norse: (Ek go)ðagastir runo faihido
Text - English:
(I, Gu)dgjest inscribed the runes
Other resources:
Rune stones - Runic alphabet

The Einang stone (Einangsteinen) is a rune stone near Fagernes, Norway. It bears an Elder Futhark inscription in Proto-Norse, dated to the 4th century. It is the oldest rune stone still standing at its original location, and it may be the earliest inscription to mention the name runo "rune", possibly, as it appears in the singular, still used in the original sense "secret".

The inscription reads:

(Ek go)ðagastir runo faihido

Which translates as:

(I, Gu)dgjest inscribed the runes

The first four letters have not survived and are conjectured, the personal name may have been GudagastiR, or similar.

The Einang rune stone is located within the Gardberg site.

External links

• [Official site - in Norwegian]

 

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