U 23

Also known as: B 293, L 341

Lost?
No
Object
2 parts of runestone
Material
stone, sandstone
Found

Texts

Transliteration

suain ' [lit] ...ais- [·] st(a)ina ...f... ...ah ' faþur sin [·] ybiR [·] risti

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Sveinn lét [r]eis[a] steina [e]p[tir] ..., fôður sinn. Œpir risti.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Svæinn let [r]æis[a] stæina [æ]f[tiR] ..., faður sinn. ØpiR risti.

Translation (English)

Sveinn had the stones raised in memory of ..., his father. Œpir carved.

Translation (Swedish)

Sven lät resa stenarna efter ..., sin fader. Öpir ristade.

Location

Found location
Hilleshögs kyrka
Parish
Hilleshögs sn
District
Färentuna hd
Municipality
Ekerö
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.390930, 17.702551

Classification

Carver
Öpir 1 (S)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A1; B1; C6-C7-C9; D1; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 5
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 23 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/10b11a07-6722-47ad-9b3b-08d7d74e5473