U 179

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, sandstone
Found

Texts

Transliteration

ioan ' uk lifstain ' litu ' raisa ' sta... ...a- ' h-... (f)aþur ' sin ybir ' rist

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Jóhan ok Hlífsteinn létu reisa ste[in] ... ... fôður sinn. Œpir risti.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Ioan ok Lifstæinn letu ræisa stæ[in] ... ... faður sinn. ØpiR risti.

Translation (English)

Jóhan and Hlífsteinn had the stone raised ... their father. Œpir carved.

Translation (Swedish)

Johan och Livsten lät resa stenen … sin fader. Öpir ristade.

Location

Found location
Riala kyrka
Parish
Riala sn
District
Åkers skeppslag
Municipality
Norrtälje
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.630677, 18.520051

Classification

Carver
Öpir 1 (S)
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 5
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 179 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/68c9a5b4-18a3-460e-8992-1f914258917f
  • Image of U 179 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/d9a75d36-7b67-4924-b21a-851cc5dbadb9
  • Image of U 179 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/e883c4ba-863e-4250-aebd-ccc7e9fae29f