[[++]] Stones - Runic Inscriptions
The annexed cut, after a plaster cast, represents one of the finest and best preserved runic stones in Man, namely, at Kirk Braddan, about the middle of the island.
The stone is fifty-seven inches high, eight inches broad at the base, and when the cross was whole, had a breadth of twelve inches at the top. Both its broad and one of its narrow sides are ornamented with serpents ingeniously interwoven, whilst the fourth side has the following runic inscription:
“Thurlabr Neaki risti krus thana aft Fiaks ... bruthur sun Jabrs.”
(“Thorlaf Neaki erected this cross to Fiak ... brother, a son of Jabr.”)
Another extremely well-preserved monumental cross, on which are carved various scrolls, animals, birds, and other things, such as horses, a stag, cows (?), swine, &c., stands in Andreas churchyard, and has the following inscription:—
“Sandulf ein suarti raisti krus thana aftir Arin Biaurg kuinn sina.”
(i. e., “Sandulf the Swarthy erected this cross to his wife Arnbjörg.”)
