U 104

Also known as: L 396

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, sandstone
Found

Texts

Transliteration

' þorstin ' lit × kera ' merki ' ftiR ' suin ' faþur ' sin ' uk ' ftiR ' þori ' (b)roþur ' sin ' þiR ' huaru ' hut ' til ' k--ika ' (u)(k) ' iftiR ' inkiþuru ' moþur ' sin ' ybiR risti '

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Þorsteinn lét gera merki eptir Svein, fôður sinn, ok eptir Þóri, bróður sinn, þeir váru út til G[r]ikkja, ok eptir Ingiþóru, móður sína. Œpir risti.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Þorstæinn let gæra mærki æftiR Svæin, faður sinn, ok æftiR Þori, broður sinn, þæiR vaRu ut til G[r]ikkia, ok æftiR Ingiþoru, moður sina. ØpiR risti.

Translation (English)

Þorsteinn had the landmark made in memory of Sveinn, his father, and in memory of Þórir, his brother. They were abroad in Greece. And in memory of Ingiþóra, his mother. Œpir carved.

Translation (Swedish)

Torsten lät göra minnesmärket efter Sven, sin fader, och efter Tore, sin broder — de var ut till Grekland — och efter Ingetora, sin moder. Öpir ristade.

Location

Found location
Eds kyrka
Current location
In Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
Parish
Eds sn
District
Sollentuna hd
Municipality
Upplands Väsby
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.507913, 17.868165

Classification

Carver
Öpir 1 (S)
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 5
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 104 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/2475fa15-92ea-4ae0-8a96-d7e751bcc066
  • Image of U 104 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/bfd3c161-8965-4052-93ae-11d72f9e5d7f
  • Image of U 104 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/265fbf33-ac72-4eeb-a131-3a02bd27b950
  • Image of U 104 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Berig; license: CC BY 2.5 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_104,_Ed.jpg