Rundata ID U 1173 City/Village Lilla Ramsjö, Vittinge Runemaster Erik (A) | Country Sweden Produced 1010–1050 Region Uppland | |
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The Swedish Runestone in Princes Street Gardens, designated U 1173 in the Rundata catalogue, is an 11th-century Swedish Viking Age runestone located in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, below Edinburgh Castle Esplanade, set within a fenced enclosure adjacent to Ramsay Garden.
Originally from Lilla Ramsjö, Vittinge, it was donated to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 1787 by Sir Alexander Seton of Preston and Ekolsund (né Baron in 1738 - died 1814), and was presented to the Princes Street Proprietors by the Society in 1821. It is one of three Swedish runestones in Britain; the other two (U 104 & U 1160) are in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford in England.
Inscription
Transliterated into Latin characters: ' ari + rasti + stain + aftir + (h)ialm + faþur sin + kuþ + hialbi + ant hans
Transcription into Old Norse: Ari ræisti stæin æftiʀ Hialm, faður sinn. Guð hialpi and hans.
Translation into English: Ari raised the stone in memory of Hjalmr, his father. May God help his spirit.