U 1036 $

Also known as: B 497, L 235

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, light-coloured granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

sihuastr ' uk ' bratr ' uk ' uikitil · elha ' lit ' rita stin eftiR ' anhuit ' sun ' sin ' sum ' tauþr ' huita'huaþum ' (k)ristr ' ialbi ' sial ' antuita

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Sigfastr ok Brandr ok Véketill. Helga lét rétta stein eptir Andvétt, son sinn, sem [var] dauðr [í] hvítaváðum. Kristr hjalpi sál Andvéttar.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Sigfastr ok Brandr ok Vikætill. Hælga let retta stæin æftiR Andvett, sun sinn, sum [vaR] dauðr [i] hvitavaðum. Kristr hialpi sial AndvettaR.

Translation (English)

Sigfastr and Brandr and Véketill. Helga had the stone erected in memory of Andvéttr, her son, who died in christening robes. May Christ help Andvéttr's soul.

Translation (Swedish)

Sigvast och Brand och Vikättil. Helga lät uppresa stenen efter Andvätt, sin son, som (blev) död (i) dopkläder. Krist hjälpe Andvätts själ.

Location

Found location
Tensta kyrka
Current location
Immediately outside the churchyard wall.
Parish
Tensta sn
District
Norunda hd
Municipality
Uppsala
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
No
Oldest known latitude and longitude
60.040447, 17.672296

Classification

Carver
Öpir 1 (A) [not Öpir, Åhlén 1997]
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A4; B1; C8; D1; E2; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 1036 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/2cb98c35-8cf4-461b-8169-bf2bdc9494fb
  • Image of U 1036 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/ca7e4698-00b6-473b-8421-0cdb2c1577f8
  • Image of U 1036 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/1378407e-b2f1-4a79-abe2-32a606cd7410
  • Image of U 1036 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Ulkl; license: Public domain source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tensta_kyrka_U1036.jpg