U 1087 †

Also known as: B 477, L 141

Lost?
Yes
Object
runestone
Material
stone
Found

Texts

Transliteration

[fastui · lit · risa stain · iftiR · karþar · auk · utirik suni · sino · onar uarþ tauþr i girkium ·]

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Fastvé lét reisa stein eptir Gerðar ok Ótrygg, sonu sína. Annarr varð dauðr í Grikkjum.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Fastvi let ræisa stæin æftiR Gærðar ok Otrygg, syni sina. Annarr varð dauðr i Grikkium.

Translation (English)

Fastvé had the stone raised in memory of Gerðarr and Ótryggr, her sons. The other (= the latter) died in Greece.

Translation (Swedish)

Fastvi lät resa stenen efter Gärdar och Otrygg, sina söner. Den senare blev död i Grekland.

Location

Found location
Lövsta
Parish
Bälinge sn
District
Bälinge hd
Municipality
Uppsala
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.962640, 17.574774

Classification

Carver
Öpir 1 (A) [not Öpir, Åhlén]; Önjut (A) [Källström 2007a:104]
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A1; B1; C9; D1; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 1087 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/4660bc1e-94b4-4fc4-8fa5-ee04ada194ad
  • Image of U 1087 Wikimedia Commons; artist: en:Johan Peringskiöld; license: Public domain source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_1087,_L%C3%B6vsta.jpg