Danish runic stones
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Jelling

Bække

The stone was found in the early 19th century in a dike surrounding Bække church and cemetery.

Translitteration | rafnuka:tufi : auk : futin : auk : knubli : þaiR : þriR : kaþu : : þuruiaR : hauk :

Translation | Ravnunge-Tue and Funden and Gnyple, those three made Thorvi’s mound

Hørning stone

A copy of the Hørning stone in Arhus' Viking Museum

Hørning stone was found in 1849, next to Bering Bro, appr. 12 km southwest of Arhus

'Toke smith raised the stone after Troels Gudmund's son, who gave him gold(?) and redeem'

Hovslund

After the Danish-German war of 1864, the Germans brought this stone to Potsdam. It was replaced at its original spot in 1951.

Transliteration | hairulfʀ

Translation | Warrior Wolf

Læborg

The stone was found in the 17th Century, it's original place is unknown

Translitteration | Side A rhafnukatufi : hiau : runaR : þasi aft Side B þurui : trutnik : sina

Translatioon | Tófi, of Hrafn's lineage, made these runes in memory of Thyre, his queen

​Øster Bjerregrav 1

When the stone was first mentioned, it was inside the porch as a threshold stone under the south portal of Øster Bjerregrav Kirke. It was not until the sampling in 1884 that the top was knocked off.

Transliteration | Tófa rei[st]i stein þenna eptir Tum[a], ver si[nn, góða]n þegn. Sá … … Tveggja Hein

Translation | Tófa raised this stone in memory of Tumi, her husband, a good þegn. He … Tveggi Whetstone.

​Øster Bjerregrav 2

Found during the excavation of Øster Bjerregrav-stone 1. It was buried in the ground beneath it. Placed in the armory in 2001 after having been in the cemetery

Transliteration | Gyða reisti stein þenna eptir Þorbjǫrn, bónda sinn, mjǫk góðan þegn. En Þórðr reist rúnar þessar.

Translation | Gyða raised this stone in memory of Þorbjǫrn, her husbandman, a very good þegn. And Þórðr carved these runes

Ribe

Runes read 'ku' (probably beginning of a name), 'fultrua' (trusted) and 'sil(u)' (soul)

runestone is dated around 950 - 1000

Randbol

Also...

Part of a skull ingraved with runes. The hole probably served to be able to wear it by a piece of rope as an amulet