U 259

Also known as: B 83, L 404

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

kari × m(u)[n]ulfs × arfi × [lit] ... [a]t × frusta × sun sin

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Kári, Munulfs arfi, lét ... at Frosta, son sinn.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Kari, Munulfs arfi, let ... at Frosta, sun sinn.

Translation (English)

Kári, Munulfr's heir, had ... in memory of Frosti, his son.

Translation (Swedish)

Kåre, Munulvs arvinge, lät ... efter Froste, sin son.

Location

Found location
Fresta kyrka
Current location
At the tower.
Parish
Fresta sn
District
Vallentuna hd
Municipality
Upplands Väsby
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.517882, 17.956649

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A1; B1(?); C6-C7; D2; E3-E9; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 259 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/1ffcec7d-047b-42d6-af28-e915adbea8f5
  • Image of U 259 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/80e5192a-fa00-40e3-bd71-5310e0a9b7e3
  • Image of U 259 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/bb87f83a-cd1c-4563-ba6b-1969a7273c00
  • Image of U 259 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/fb1b65b1-a225-459c-9dc4-d31a7ba786b3
  • Image of U 259 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Johan Göransson; license: CC0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bautil_83_84_-_U_259_U_261.png