U 238

Also known as: B 65, L 459

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite
Found Present

Texts

Transliteration

' astriþ ' lit reisa ' þina ' stein ' eftiR sun sin ' suein : auk × ulf × bonta ' sin '

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Ástríðr lét reisa þenna stein eptir son sinn Svein ok Ulf, bónda sinn.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Astriðr let ræisa þenna stæin æftiR sun sinn Svæin ok Ulf, bonda sinn.

Translation (English)

Ástríðr had this stone raised in memory of her son Sveinn and Ulfr her husbandman.

Translation (Swedish)

Astrid lät resa denna sten efter sin son Sven och Ulv, sin make.

Location

Found location
Lindö, Gullbron
Current location
In the woodland park at Lindö farm.
Parish
Vallentuna sn
District
Vallentuna hd
Municipality
Vallentuna
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.555439, 18.015123
Current latitude and longitude
59.556225, 18.013246

Classification

Carver
Visäte (A)
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 3
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 238 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/79dc4dde-d732-449f-bd60-f3285254a32c
  • Image of U 238 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/ed048aaa-255f-4c35-893a-a466da6f84fe
  • Image of U 238 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Johan Göransson; license: CC0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bautil_65_-_U_238.png
  • Image of U 238 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Catasa; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vallentuna_447_1.JPG