U 240

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

tan auk hus(k)arl + auk suain + auk hulmfriþr × þaun (m)(i)(þ)kin litu rita stin þino × aftiR halftan + fa(þ)ur þaiRa tans ' auk hum(f)riþr at buanta sin

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Danr ok Húskarl ok Sveinn ok Holmfríðr, þau mœðgin létu rétta stein þenna eptir Halfdan, fôður þeira Dans, ok Holmfríðr at bónda sinn.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Dan ok Huskarl ok Svæinn ok Holmfriðr, þaun møðgin letu retta stæin þenna æftiR Halfdan, faður þæiRa Dans, ok Holmfriðr at boanda sinn.

Translation (English)

Danr and Húskarl and Sveinn and Holmfríðr, the mother and (her) sons, had this stone erected in memory of Halfdan, the father of Danr and his brothers; and Holmfríðr in memory of her husbandman.

Translation (Swedish)

Dan och Huskarl och Sven och Holmfrid, moder och söner, lät resa denna sten efter Halvdan, fader till Dan och hans bröder, och Holmfrid efter sin make.

Location

Found location
Lingsberg
Parish
Vallentuna sn
District
Vallentuna hd
Municipality
Vallentuna
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.545075, 18.133309

Classification

Carver
Åsmund (A)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A4; B1; C6; D1; E4-E8; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 3
Dating
Viking age

Additional information

Utgör ett monument tillsammans med U 241.

References

Images

  • Image of U 240 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/af612cf9-dcbc-471a-84c0-aed736d7a22a
  • Image of U 240 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/54283f0b-a870-4ded-92b5-38de865fb962
  • Image of U 240 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/add1e9a1-3b26-44a5-92f9-ce982fb20fdf
  • Image of U 240 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/110404f6-980b-4aa5-9436-5336675791c6
  • Image of U 240 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/1789a34c-6132-450e-b112-c2d55a9f6b77
  • Image of U 240 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/b5d4b31d-588a-419a-9688-8424db485289
  • Image of U 240 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/07b68f47-1d58-482b-acf6-42ffbf8e6b03
  • Image of U 240 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/0920d63e-c53e-478f-abe0-662dfc05d1e8
  • Image of U 240 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/4e96ce51-58a6-4300-ad23-c7afddcbc997
  • Image of U 240 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/a66fd796-309c-46ee-a65a-6efa1090d5f9