U 231

Also known as: B 58, L 455

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, gneissic granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

iþinui ' uk ' austain ' uk ' ulfr ' uk · ol(a)[fr · litu · raisa · s]tain · iftiR hal(f)tan faþur sin

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Heðinvé ok Eysteinn ok Ulfr ok Ólafr létu reisa stein eptir Halfdan, fôður sinn.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Heðinvi ok Øystæinn ok UlfR ok OlafR letu ræisa stæin æftiR Halfdan, faður sinn.

Translation (English)

Heðinvé and Eysteinn and Ulfr and Ólafr had the stone raised in memory of Halfdan, their father.

Translation (Swedish)

Hedenvi och Östen och Ulv och Olov lät resa stenen efter Halvdan, sin fader.

Location

Found location
Gällsta
Parish
Vallentuna sn
District
Vallentuna hd
Municipality
Vallentuna
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.531541, 18.008396

Classification

Carver
Öpir 1 (A)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A3(?); B1; C10; D1; E3-E9; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 5
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 231 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/c616a821-208a-43e9-947f-2e1d52fbcc5b
  • Image of U 231 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Johan Göransson (Q5780384); license: CC0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bautil_58_-_U_231.png
  • Image of U 231 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Berig; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_231,_G%C3%A4llsta.JPG
  • Image of U 231 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Hedning; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Upplands_runinskrifter_231_g%C3%A4llsta.jpg