U 1158

Also known as: B 654, L 786

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, gneissic granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

: kuisþen : yg : estr : yg : uin... : yk : aki : litu : risa : stn : fryke : faþur se : lfsten : iuk : runi : þsa :

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Guðsteinn(?) ok Eistr ok ... ok Áki létu reisa stein [eptir] Freygeir, fôður sinn. Hlífsteinn hjó rúnar þessar.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Guðstæinn(?) ok Æistr ok ... ok Aki letu ræisa stæin [æftiR] FrøygæiR, faður sinn. Lifstæinn hiogg runaR þessa.

Translation (English)

Guðsteinn(?) and Eistr and ... and Áki had the stone raised in memory of Freygeirr, their father. Hlífsteinn cut these runes.

Translation (Swedish)

Gudsten(?) och Est och … och Åke lät resa stenen (efter) Fröger, sin fader. Livsten högg dessa runor.

Location

Found location
Stora Salfors
Parish
Simtuna sn
District
Simtuna hd
Municipality
Enköping
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
No
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.782192, 16.968234

Classification

Carver
Livsten (S); (Torfast (S), based on an incorrect reading by Brate.)
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 3 - Pr 4
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 1158 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/1de660c6-3f69-44cb-a1ff-22c89d9209f8
  • Image of U 1158 source: https://digitaltmuseum.se/021017862527
  • Image of U 1158 source: https://digitaltmuseum.se/011013997538
  • Image of U 1158 Wikimedia Commons; artist: August Fredrik Schagerström; license: CC BY 2.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_1158,_Stora_Salfors_1919.jpg