Bryggen Runic inscription 145

The lines §A, §B and §D have all been carved by the same hand, while §C appears to have been executed by another, less experienced rune-carver. Transliteration from Scandinavian Runic-text Database (Rundata), with minor changes. {{fs interlinear |spacing=0.5 |class1=bold |number=§A {{fs interlinear |spacing=0.5 |class1=bold |number=§B {{fs interlinear |spacing=0.5 |class1=bold |number=§C {{fs interlinear |spacing=0.5 |class1=bold |number=§D ==Interpretation==

Old West Norse and Latin normalization Note that lundi is emendated from the nonsensical and metrically faulty uihdi of the inscription. : Fell til fríðrar þellu : fárligrar mér árla : fiskáls festibála : forn byrr hamarnorna. : Þeim lundi hefir Þundar : þornlúðrs jǫlunbúðar : glauma gýgjartauma : galdrs fastliga haldit. : Omnia vincit Amor, et nos cedam[us] Amori. English translation The first helmingr (half-verse) is relatively straight forward. It translates (with kennings in brackets): : The ancient breeze of the cliff-goddesses [GIANTESSES > DESIRE] fell to me early with respect to the beautiful, dangerous young pine-tree of the fastened fire of the fish expanse [SEA > GOLD > (beautiful, dangerous, young) WOMAN]. Simplified, this means: : Desire for the beautiful, dangerous young woman overcame me a long time ago. Finally, the Latin quote at the end is from Eclogue X by Virgil, and means "Love conquers all; let us, too, yield to love!". ==References==

• Marold, Edith. 1998d. Runeninschriften als Quelle zur Geschichte der Skaldendichtung. In Düwel et al. 1998, 667-93. •