U 258 $

Also known as: B 88, L 402

Lost?
No
Object
runsten
Material
stone, granit
Dating
V
Found

Location

Found location
Fresta kyrka
Parish
Fresta sn
District
Vallentuna hd
Municipality
Upplands Väsby
Current location
Vid tornet.

Classification

Carver
Gunnar (A)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A1; B1; C6-C7; D3-D1(?); E7(?); F3
Rune type
—
Style
Rak

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.517944, 17.956724

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

"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.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

"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.

Transliteration

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

Translation (English)

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.

Translation (Swedish)

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

Images

  • Image of U 258 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/e6ae0698-176f-4cd1-8bf5-6530a4378ff9
  • Image of U 258 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/10acffbb-73c1-468f-a956-5afbc23b3eaf
  • Image of U 258 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/247d76c6-cbba-4a26-b466-e4cb29a9be91
  • Image of U 258 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/f4552bbb-0e2a-46fe-8f30-1bc364089ad5
  • Image of U 258 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/1ffcec7d-047b-42d6-af28-e915adbea8f5
  • Image of U 258 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/60dc6dfc-f338-4ed4-933a-fcb7319043cf
  • Image of U 258 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/80e5192a-fa00-40e3-bd71-5310e0a9b7e3
  • Image of U 258 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/bb87f83a-cd1c-4563-ba6b-1969a7273c00
  • Image of U 258 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/fb1b65b1-a225-459c-9dc4-d31a7ba786b3