U 1081

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, light red granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

[b]or[f]... ... ...[f]astr · litu hakua · at ketil[f]ast broþur · sin ·

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Borgf[astr(?) ok] ...fastr létu hôggva at Ketilfast, bróður sinn.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Borgf[astr(?) ok] ...fastr letu haggva at Kætilfast, broður sinn.

Translation (English)

Borgfastr(?) and ...-fastr had (the stone) cut in memory of Ketilfastr, their brother.

Translation (Swedish)

Borgfast(?) och ...-fast lät hugga efter Kättilfast, sin broder.»

Location

Found location
Forkarby, Korsbacken
Parish
Bälinge sn
District
Bälinge hd
Municipality
Uppsala
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.933514, 17.552024

Classification

Carver
(Likbjörn (A)), unlikely attribution by Brate.
Number of crosses
2
Cross form
A1; B1; C6-C8-C9; D4; F3 & A9; B1; C6-C7; F1
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 5?
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 1081 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/49beba0e-4337-486b-b7a3-dea537956e61
  • Image of U 1081 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/7a4c8f2d-2b5c-46a4-8adc-6d8e91cb216b