U 1070

Also known as: B 491, L 166

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, red granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

tatr ' auk ' kamal ' litu ' rita ' sti[n ' ifti]R ' þorþ ' faþur sin

Normalisation (Old Norse)

<tatr> ok Gamall létu rétta stein eptir Þórð, fôður sinn.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

<tatr> ok Gamall letu retta stæin æftiR Þorð, faður sinn.

Translation (English)

<tatr> and Gamall had the stone erected in memory of Þórðr, their father.

Translation (Swedish)

<tatr> och Gammal lät uppresa stenen efter Tord, sin fader.

Location

Found location
Kroksta
Parish
Åkerby sn
District
Bälinge hd
Municipality
Uppsala
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
Yes
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.935422, 17.467558

Classification

Carver
Gudfast (A), uncertain attribution by Brate.
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A1; B1; C8-C9; D4; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 1070 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/2d48c47f-32eb-40ea-8f61-2a450afd26dd
  • Image of U 1070 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/687862f4-142f-4084-ae08-f4c8e0983f83