U 1

Also known as: B 276, L 331

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, red sandstone
Dating
Viking age
Found

Location

Found location
Adelsö kyrka
Parish
Adelsö sn
District
Färentuna hd
Municipality
Ekerö

Classification

Carver
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A1; B1; C1(?); D5; F3
Rune type
Style
Pr 2?

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.360124, 17.531823

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

"Áskell lét rétta stein þenna [e]p[tir] "..., fôður sinn, [b]ó[nd]a góðan(?).

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

"Æskell let retta stæin þenna [æ]f[tiR] "..., faður sinn, [b]o[nd]a goðan(?).

Transliteration

[as]kil : lit : rita : stin : þa[na · -f-]- : u[n]-- : faþur : [si]n [-u-]a : kuþ[an]

Translation (English)

Áskell had this stone erected in memory of ... his father, a good husbandman.

Translation (Swedish)

Eskil lät uppresa denna sten efter …, sin fader, en god(?) bonde.

References

Images

  • Image of U 1 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/ec87dc40-cb1b-462a-9871-320063f36263
  • Image of U 1 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/6ef0cfdf-45dc-482e-81fc-2f9ad5eda9eb