Neil Hopcroft

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Jarlabankes bro runestones

Not far from Broby Bro are the Jarlabanke Runestones, marking the causeway crossing the marsh.

U164 “× iarlabaki × lit × raisa × stain × þisa × at sik × kuikuan ×× auk bru × þisa × karþi × fur ont × sina × auk ain ati × alan × tabu × kuþ hialbi ont hans”
“Iarlabanki let ræisa stæina þessa at sik kvikvan, ok bro þessa gærði fyr and sina, ok æinn atti allan Tæby. Guð hialpi and hans.”
“Jarlabanki had these stones raised in memory of himself while alive, and made this bridge for his spirit, and (he) alone owned all of Tábýr. May God help his spirit.”
U165 “ia[r]labaki × li- —sa × staina × þisa × at sik × kuikuan × auk bru þis(a) [× karþi fur ont ×] si– — × ati + (a)lan × tabu +”
“Iarlabanki le[t ræi]sa stæina þessa at sik kvikvan, ok bro þessa gærði fyr and si[na …] atti allan Tæby.”
“Jarlabanki had these stones raised in memory of himself while alive, and made this bridge for his spirit … owned all of Tábýr.”


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