A granite gravestone in Kvibille kyrka

Runinskrift DR 354 is a gravestone in Kvibille kyrka in Kvibille socken, Halland. Because Halland belonged to Denmark, the carving is classified under the signum DR (Danmarks runeindskrifter) and is numbered according to the Samnordisk runtextdatabas.

The gravestone was originally placed over a deceased person and is made of granite. It resembles a typical runestone with a runband following the outer edge of the stone, though it lacks other ornamentation. It was later built into the south outer wall of the church under a window, presumably at an early stage.

The translated text reads: 'Elfi och Thorgautr, de lade stenen över Thorlaker. Må gud hjälpa hans själ.' The transliteration of the inscription is: efi: auk: þu(r)(g)utr: þeR: lagþu: stin: ifi-: þorlak: kuþ: hialbi: sol: hans. The normalization to rundanska is: Efi ok Þorgotr þeR lagþu sten yfi[R] Þorlak. Guþ hialpi sol hans.

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