U 255

Also known as: B 81, L 409

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite
Dating
Viking age
Found

Location

Found location
Fresta kyrka
Parish
Fresta sn
District
Vallentuna hd
Municipality
Upplands Väsby
Current location
Outside the east wall.

Classification

Carver
Fot 2 (A)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A3; B1; D1; E3; F3
Rune type
Style
Pr 3 - Pr 4

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.517658, 17.957182

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

"Illugi lét reisa [stei]na [epti]r "Bjôrn, bróður sinn, ok "Gillaug at son sinn.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

"Illugi let ræisa [stæi]na [æfti]R "Biorn, broður sinn, ok "Gillaug at sun sinn.

Transliteration

× iluki × lit × rais(a) × ---(n)(a) × ----R × biarn × broþur × sin × auk × giluk × at × sun sin ×

Translation (English)

Illugi had the stones raised in memory of Bjôrn, his brother; and Gillaug in memory of her son.

Translation (Swedish)

Illuge lät resa stenarna efter Björn, sin broder, och Gillög efter sin son.

References

Images

  • Image of U 255 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/1ffcec7d-047b-42d6-af28-e915adbea8f5
  • Image of U 255 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/60dc6dfc-f338-4ed4-933a-fcb7319043cf
  • Image of U 255 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/80e5192a-fa00-40e3-bd71-5310e0a9b7e3
  • Image of U 255 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/bb87f83a-cd1c-4563-ba6b-1969a7273c00
  • Image of U 255 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/d759c45e-6005-44c7-865e-3635c0543f6c