Runestone G 216
When the runestone G 216 was discovered by Timans or Timansbrynet near Roma on the Swedish island of Gotland , its authenticity was questioned as the text was sensational. The surface is clean and smooth. The runes are cut in three straight lines and are easy to read. Basic examination suggested that the runestone is real.
The stone is only 8.5 cm long, 4.5 cm wide and 3.3 cm thick and therefore actually belongs to the small finds with rune inscription .
The text reads: ormiga: "ulfua-r: krikiaR: iaursaliR (:) islat: serklat". Translated: Ormika, Ulvair, Grekland, Jerusalem, Iceland, Särkland. The first two words are personal names.
- Ormika is a distinctive name and promotes Nordic name creation, although it is a well-known element in the Nordic and German languages. In the Gutasaga , a large farm in Hejnum is called Ormika.
- Ulfua-r can be derived from the name Ulfigair.
- KrikiaR stands for Greece and occurs more often on rune stones.
- JaursaliR is Jerusalem and is listed on the rune stones U 136 and U 605 (lost).
- Islat stands for Iceland
- Serkland (also Särkland) rests on several Ingvarsteinen .
The Swedish linguist Otto von Friesen (1870–1942) suspected that Ormika and Ulfair were two traders who arranged their trips. Others have speculated that Ormika was the Ormika from Hejnum who went on a pilgrimage.
literature
- Gotlands runinskrifter G 207 - G 222, granskade och tolkade av Jansson, SBF, Wessén, E. och Svärdström, ED 2. 1978, ISBN 91-7402-056-0
- Gotlands runinskrifter G 189 - G 222, Plansjer