U 261 $

Also known as: B 84, L 403

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

Location

Found location
Fresta kyrka
Parish
Fresta sn
District
Vallentuna hd
Municipality
Upplands Väsby

Classification

Carver
Fot 2 (A)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A4; B2; C3; D1; E3; F3
Rune type
Style
Pr 2 - Pr 3?

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.518058, 17.956855

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

"Jarlaba[nki] lét reisa steina þessa at sik kvikvan, ok brú þessa gerði fyrir ônd sína, ok einn átti allan "Tábý.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

"Iarlaba[nki] let ræisa stæina þessa at sik kvikvan, ok bro þessa gærði fyr and sina, ok æinn atti allan "Tæby.

Transliteration

iarlaba... lit × raisa × s[taina × þasa × a]t sik × kuikuan × ¶ auk × bru × þisa × karþi × fur ont [×] s[in]a × auk × ain ati alan tabu

Translation (English)

Jarlabanki had these stones raised in memory of himself while alive and made this bridge for his spirit, and (he) alone owned all of Tábýr.

Translation (Swedish)

Jarlabanke lät resa dessa stenar efter sig, medan han levde, och han gjorde denna bro för sin själ, och ensam ägde han hela Täby.

Additional information

Återfunnen 1957.

References

Images

  • Image of U 261 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/68a9a687-f0cc-4381-8e00-f448f0f160c1
  • Image of U 261 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/80e5192a-fa00-40e3-bd71-5310e0a9b7e3
  • Image of U 261 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/b7da0cd5-346f-4cdf-8f7d-c0009399089a