U 159

Also known as: L 656

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone
Found

Texts

Transliteration

[× kismuntr · uk · himikr · litu ris]a · [stain] aftiR × faþur s[in × hlftan]

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Gísmundr ok Hemingr létu reisa stein eptir fôður sinn Halfdan.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Gismundr ok HæmingR letu ræisa stæin æftiR faður sinn Halfdan.

Translation (English)

Gísmundr and Hemingr had the stone raised in memory of their father Halfdan.

Translation (Swedish)

Gismund och Häming lät resa stenen efter sin fader Halvdan.

Location

Found location
Löttinge
Current location
SHM (22757)
Parish
Täby sn
District
Danderyds skeppslag
Municipality
Täby
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.473403, 18.101551

Classification

Carver
Visäte (A) [Källström 1999:113]
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
?
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 159 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/5782cfc1-630f-4a10-b140-298b26e5715f
  • Image of U 159 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/ea268a32-b9b3-481f-aef4-a69c7abe958b
  • Image of U 159 Image from SHM collections source: https://samlingar.shm.se/object/762A8F1F-70F3-4271-A177-C336838D907E
  • Image of U 159 Image from SHM collections source: https://samlingar.shm.se/object/590FDF08-1524-41E9-9F32-D94B78951D6A