Location
- Found location
- Fresta kyrka
- Parish
- Fresta sn
- District
- Vallentuna hd
- Municipality
- Upplands Väsby
- Current location
- Vid tornet.
- Original coordinates
- 59.517944, 17.956724
- Parish code
- 0019 (Fresta), 1:1 [objektid=10001900010001]
Classification
- Dating
- V
- Year range
- 980 – 1015
- Style
- Rak
- Carver
- Gunnar (A)
- Material type
- stone
- Material
- granit
- Object
- runsten
- Crosses
- A1; B1; C6-C7; D3-D1(?); E7(?); F3
Texts
"Gunnarr ok "Sassurr þeir létu reisa stein þenna eptir "Geirbjôrn, fôður sinn, son "Vittkarls/"Hvítkárs í "Sv[ôl]unesi(?). Hann drápu norrmenn á knerri "Ásbjarnar.
"Gunnarr ok "Sassurr þæiR letu ræisa stæin þenna æftiR "GæiRbiorn, faður sinn, sun "Vittkarls/"Hvitkars i "Sv[al]unæsi(?). Hann drapu norrmænnr a knærri "AsbiarnaR.
kunar × uk × sasur × þiR × litu × risa × stin × þina × iftiR × kiRbi(a)rn × faþur × sin × sun × ui(t)kars × i × (s)u--unisi × on × trabu × nurminr × o kniri × asbiarnaR
Gunnarr and Sassurr, they had this stone raised in memory of Geirbjôrn, their father, Vittkarl/Hvítkarr of Svalunes's son. Norwegians killed him on Ásbjôrn's cargo-ship.
Gunnar och Sassur de lät resa denna sten efter Gerbjörn, sin fader, son till Vittkarl/Vitkår i Svalnäs(?). Honom dräpte norrmän på Åsbjörns skepp.
References
- $=Salberger 1993-97, Williams 1993b
- Sveriges runinskrifter PDF
- Riksarkivet