U 1160

Also known as: B 661, L 787

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

liþsmoþr + lit + akua + sten + Rfti + iylburn + faþ

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Liðsmaðr lét hôggva stein eptir Ígulbjôrn(?), fôður.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Liðsmaðr let haggva stæin æftiR Igulbiorn(?), faður.

Translation (English)

Liðsmaðr had the stone cut in memory of Ígulbjôrn(?), (his) father.

Translation (Swedish)

Lidsman lät hugga stenen efter Igulbjörn(?), (sin) fader.

Location

Found location
Ändersta
Current location
In Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England.
Parish
Simtuna sn
District
Simtuna hd
Municipality
Enköping
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
No
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.775516, 16.944290

Classification

Carver
Livsten (A)
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4
Dating
Viking age

Additional information

Förd till Oxford 1687. På smalsidan finns en bild av ett djur omflätat av slingor. Stille (1999b:76) tolkar iylburn som "Hialmbiorn"

References

Images

  • Image of U 1160 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/04dfc489-28e3-44f4-9292-69d69fe4a828
  • Image of U 1160 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/265fbf33-ac72-4eeb-a131-3a02bd27b950
  • Image of U 1160 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Ethan Doyle White; license: CC BY-SA 4.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Detail_on_the_%C3%84ndersta_Rune_Stone_in_the_Ashmolean_Museum.jpg
  • Image of U 1160 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Ethan Doyle White; license: CC BY-SA 4.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C3%84ndersta_Rune_Stone_in_the_Ashmolean_Museum.jpg