Kalleby Runestone Explained

Created:5th Century
Discovered Place:Kalleby, Bohuslän, Sweden
Rune Id:Bo Krause1966;73B $U
Rune Master:Unknown
Rune Text Native:Proto-Norse : Þrawijan haitinaz was.
Rune Text English:Yearning was imposed (on him). / Þrawija's (monument). (I/he) was commanded/called. / (I/He) was promised to þrawija.

The Kalleby Runestone is an enigmatic Iron Age runestone inscribed in Proto-Norse with the Elder Futhark:

This short text has been the subject of several interpretations where þrawijan, which means "yearning", is interpreted as either a name or an epithet. The words haitinaz was mean "was named", and so the text is open to various interpretations, such as:

The stone is 2.1m (06.9feet) tall and 1.6m (05.2feet) wide, and it was part of a bridge.

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58.7164°N 11.3333°W