U 277

Also known as: B 109, L 422

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

ketilkir · l[it] · stain · hkua · iftiR · asur · bota sin · auk · ulfR · lit · hkua · iftR · biarn

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Ketilgerðr lét stein hôggva eptir Ôzur, bónda sinn, ok Ulfr lét hôggva eptir Bjôrn.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Kætilgærðr let stæin haggva æftiR Assur, bonda sinn, ok UlfR let haggva æftiR Biorn.

Translation (English)

Ketilgerðr had the stone cut in memory of Ôzurr, her husbandman; and Ulfr had (it) cut in memory of Bjôrn.

Translation (Swedish)

Kättilgärd lät hugga stenen efter Assur, sin make, och Ulv lät hugga efter Björn.

Location

Found location
Hammarby, Pickhus (Hammarby apotek)
Parish
Hammarby sn
District
Vallentuna hd
Municipality
Upplands Väsby
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.528631, 17.924721

Classification

Carver
(Öpir 1 (A)) [not Öpir, Åhlén 1997]
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4?
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 277 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/71f14056-a61a-4879-8c91-f4367d7d86a1
  • Image of U 277 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Johan Göransson; license: CC0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bautil_109_-_U_277.png
  • Image of U 277 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Ingman No. 2; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Uppland277.JPG