U 257

Also known as: B 78, L 410

Lost?
No
Object
fragment of runestone
Material
stone, granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

...r · risti runaR þisaR

Normalisation (Old Norse)

... risti rúnar þessar.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

... risti runaR þessaR.

Translation (English)

... carved these runes.

Translation (Swedish)

… ristade dessa runor.

Location

Found location
Fresta kyrka
Current location
In the church porch's north wall.
Parish
Fresta sn
District
Vallentuna hd
Municipality
Upplands Väsby
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.517844, 17.956806

Classification

Carver
Fot 2 (A); Torgöt Fotsarve (S)
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
?
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 257 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/14a47851-599f-4b6e-be8d-c3cfaebda734
  • Image of U 257 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/1ffcec7d-047b-42d6-af28-e915adbea8f5
  • Image of U 257 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/80e5192a-fa00-40e3-bd71-5310e0a9b7e3
  • Image of U 257 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Udo Schröter; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Runristning_vapenhus_Fresta.JPG