U 16 †

Also known as: B 279, L 357

Lost?
Yes
Object
runestone
Material
stone
Found

Texts

Transliteration

[kuni · auk : kari : raisþu · stin · efiR ...r : han : uas : buta : bastr : i ruþi : hakunar]

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Gunni ok Kári reistu stein eptir ... Hann var bónda beztr í róði Hákonar.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Gunni ok Kari ræisþu stæin æftiR ... Hann vas bonda bæztr i roði HakonaR.

Translation (English)

Gunni and Kári raised the stone in memory of ... He was the best husbandman in Hákon's dominion.

Translation (Swedish)

Gunne och Kåre reste stenen efter … Han var den bäste av bönder i Håkons rod.

Location

Found location
Nibble
Parish
Ekerö sn
District
Färentuna hd
Municipality
Ekerö
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.284459, 17.724597

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A4; B1; C1-C8; D4-D5; E2; F3
Rune type
—
Style
?
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 16 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/6bb4d9dd-4e3b-4d88-a5e7-a4dcb973a35d
  • Image of U 16 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Johan Hadorph; license: Public domain source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_16,_Nibble.jpg