U 216

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, sandstone
Found

Texts

Transliteration

iuan ÷ lit ÷ raisa ' staina + ef... ' ay(s)-(a)in + faþur ' sin ÷ drosboi ÷ risti

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Jóhan lét reisa steina ep[tir] Eys[t]ein, fôður sinn. Drósbúi risti.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Ioan let ræisa stæina æf[tiR] Øys[t]æin, faður sinn. Drosboi risti.

Translation (English)

Jóhan had the stones raised in memory of Eysteinn, his father. Drósbúi carved.

Translation (Swedish)

Johan lät resa stenarna efter Östen, sin fader. Drosboe ristade.

Location

Found location
Vallentuna kyrka
Current location
SHM (8355), on deposit at the pharmacy in Vallentuna.
Parish
Vallentuna sn
District
Vallentuna hd
Municipality
Vallentuna
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.531355, 18.073953

Classification

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

References

Images

  • Image of U 216 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/dad09019-51dd-48cf-95aa-c25b41e96d6a
  • Image of U 216 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/feb5bad3-3044-4592-9fcc-61dab7f0fb75
  • Image of U 216 Image from SHM collections source: https://samlingar.shm.se/object/0AAACCB4-22D2-4487-AF19-F3984D8E43B2