U 168 $

Also known as: B 222, L 641

Lost?
No
Object
stone block
Material
stone
Found Present

Texts

Transliteration

[hu^lmstin ' ranfastr ' aystin · litu akua ' stain · a]t ' f[asta ' lusa · sin · -- þoru ybiR · iak]

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Holmsteinn, Ragnfastr, Eysteinn létu hôggva stein at Fasta, leysa(?) sinn [ok] Þóru. Œpir hjó.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Holmstæinn, Ragnfastr, Øystæinn letu haggva stæin at Fasta, løysa(?) sinn [ok] Þoru. ØpiR hiogg.

Translation (English)

Holmsteinn, Ragnfastr (and) Eysteinn had the stone cut in memory of Fasti, their and Þóra's freedman. Œpir cut.

Translation (Swedish)

Holmsten, Ragnfast (och) Östen, lät hugga stenen efter Faste, sin och Toras frigivne(?). Öpir högg.

Location

Found location
Björkeby
Parish
Östra Ryds sn
District
Danderyds skeppslag
Municipality
Österåker
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.454350, 18.196496
Current latitude and longitude
59.448828, 18.196458

Classification

Carver
Öpir 1 (S)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A1; B1; C10; D1; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4 - Pr 5?
Dating
Viking age

Additional information

Ett fragment påträffades i norra bogårdsmuren 2017.

References

Images

  • Image of U 168 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/1a2a084f-2037-47b8-b97f-5a4544219249