English runic inscription 2 (E 2, or Br E2) is a Viking Age runic inscription from the early 11th century, in a coffin of limestone in Saint Paul's Cathedral in London. The stone is in style Pr2, also known as Ringerike style. It has remains of dark blue and red colour. The stone is placed in the Museum of London.
It is possible that it was made in memory of a Viking warrior who died in service of King Canute the Great,Simon Keynes: The Burial of King Æthelred the Unready at St Paul’s. W: The English and Their Legacy, 900-1200. Essays in Honour of Ann Williams. edited by David Roffe. Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 2012, s. 141-142. . and the creature on the stone may represent Sleipnir, Odin's eight-legged horse.Forte, Oram, and Pedersen (2005), Viking Empires, p. 73 Inscription Latin transliteration:
: k-na : let : legia : st¶in : þensi : auk : tuki :
Old Norse transcription:
G[i]nna(?)/G[í]na(?) lét leggja stein þenna ok Tóki.
English translation:
"Ginna(?)/Gína(?) had this stone laid and (i.e. with) Tóki."
See also England Runestones
References
Sources Barnes, Michael P. & Page, Raymond I. The Scandinavian runic inscriptions of Britain. Uppsala: Institutionen för nordiska språk - Uppsala universitet, 2006. Henrik Williams Fulltext 2007. Henrik Williams: Till tolkningen av personnamnet kina 2004.