| Created: | c. 900-1000 AD |
| Discovered Place: | Rydsgård manor (Skurup), Skåne, Sweden |
| Rune Id: | DR 277 |
| Rune Master: | Unknown |
| Rune Text Native: | Old Norse See article |
| Rune Text English: | See article |
The Rydsgård Runestone, designated as DR 277 under Rundata, is located in the woods just outside the park at Rydsgård manor, which is near Skurup, Skåne, Sweden.
The Rydsgård Runestone is classified as being carved in runestone style RAK. Similar to the Velanda Runestone, the inscription describes the deceased as being a good þegn, or thegn. The exact role of thegns in southern Sweden is a matter of debate, but the most common view is that these persons constituted a Nordic elite somehow connected to Danish power. It is thought that thegn-stones point to areas where they came from. From such power centres they could be sent forth to rule border areas in so-called tegnebyar.[1]
× kata × karþi × kuml × þausi × iftiʀ × suin × baluks ¶ sun × bunta × sin × saʀ × uas × þiakna × furstr[2]
Káta gerði kuml þessi eptir Svein Bôllungs son, bónda sinn. Sá var þegna fyrstr.[2]
Káta made this monument in memory of Sveinn Bôllungr's son, her husbandman. He was first among þegns.[2]