U 262 †

Also known as: B 89, L 405

Lost?
Yes
Object
fragment of runestone
Material
stone
Found

Texts

Transliteration

[...l · lit · r... ... broþur × sin ' en ybiR · risti ru]

Normalisation (Old Norse)

... lét r[eisa] ... bróður sinn. En Œpir risti rúnar.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

... let r[æisa] ... broður sinn. En ØpiR risti runaR.

Translation (English)

... had raised ... his brother. And Œpir carved the runes.

Translation (Swedish)

… lät resa ... sin broder. Och Öpir ristade runorna.

Location

Found location
Fresta kyrka
Current location
In the north church wall.
Parish
Fresta sn
District
Vallentuna hd
Municipality
Upplands Väsby
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.517741, 17.957029

Classification

Carver
Öpir 1 (S)
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4?
Dating
Viking age

Additional information

Dold under rappningen.

References

Images

  • Image of U 262 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/1ffcec7d-047b-42d6-af28-e915adbea8f5