U 166

Also known as: L 640

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, grey stone
Found

Texts

Transliteration

ku lit · rasa · kuþlauh · iftiR · sun · miuk · nutan · trik · mirki · þisa · an it · sihuastr ·

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Gýi lét reisa [ok] Guðlaug eptir son [sinn], mjôk nýtan dreng, merki þessi. Hann hét Sigfastr.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Gyi let ræisa [ok] Guðlaug æftiR sun [sinn], miok nytan dræng, mærki þessa. Hann het Sigfastr.

Translation (English)

Gýi and Guðlaug had these landmarks raised in memory of their son, a very capable valiant man. He was called Sigfastr.

Translation (Swedish)

Gye lät resa och Gudlög efter sin son, en mycket dugande man, dessa märken. Han hette Sigvast. …

Location

Found location
Östra Ryds kyrka
Current location
In the north wall.
Parish
Östra Ryds sn
District
Danderyds skeppslag
Municipality
Österåker
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.448715, 18.196292

Classification

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

References

Images

  • Image of U 166 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/7ffc78ef-326a-4c59-bea7-287910bc5caa
  • Image of U 166 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/ebba39ec-5a7b-448b-91a0-77031b7557b3