page_title: Einang stone
section_title: Inscription
hierarchical_section_title: Einang stone / Inscription
caption_attribution_description: English: Runic inscription, Einangsteinen, c. 4th century AD [ek go]dagastiR ru[n]o faihido "[I, Go]dagasti painted the rune"
context_page_description: The Einang stone is a runestone located east of the Einang Sound near Fagernes, in Oppland, Norway, notable for the age of its runic inscription. The Einang runestone is located within the extensive Gardberg site. It is placed on a grave mound on a ridge overlooking the Valdres valley. There are several other grave mounds nearby. Today the runestone is protected by glass walls and a roof.
context_section_description: The generally accepted reading of the inscription was proposed by Erik Moltke in 1938. He conjectured that there had been four runes in the original inscription, before the first rune which is visible today. The reading is:
  (Ek go)ðagastiz runo faihido
  Which translates as:
  (I, Go)dguest painted/wrote this runic inscription.
  As the stone is placed on a grave mound, it is natural to interpret it as a tombstone. Why the inscription does not name the buried person, but only the carver of the runes, remains an open question.
caption: The inscription on the Einang stone
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