U 260

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

× kismuntr × auk × uikinkr × litu ... ...(t)a... ...iR sikuast × faþur × sin ×

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Gísmundr ok Víkingr létu ... [s]te[in ept]ir Sigfast, fôður sinn.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Gismundr ok VikingR letu ... [s]tæ[in æft]iR Sigfast, faður sinn.

Translation (English)

Gísmundr and Víkingr had ... the stone in memory of Sigfastr, their father.

Translation (Swedish)

Gismund och Viking lät … stenen efter Sigvast, sin fader.

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
59.517802, 17.956626

Classification

Carver
Fot 2 (A)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A3; B1; C6-C7; D1; E3; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 260 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/60dc6dfc-f338-4ed4-933a-fcb7319043cf
  • Image of U 260 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/80e5192a-fa00-40e3-bd71-5310e0a9b7e3
  • Image of U 260 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/cdbfb589-8910-4bc1-a666-4c11d56c4b18
  • Image of U 260 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/fb1b65b1-a225-459c-9dc4-d31a7ba786b3
  • Image of U 260 Wikimedia Commons; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fresta_kyrka,_runsten_U-260.jpg