U 261 $

Also known as: B 84, L 403

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite
Found

Texts

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

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.

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.

Location

Found location
Fresta kyrka
Parish
Fresta sn
District
Vallentuna hd
Municipality
Upplands Väsby
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.518058, 17.956855

Classification

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

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
  • Image of U 261 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Johan Göransson; license: CC0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bautil_83_84_-_U_259_U_261.png