U 279

Also known as: B 115, L 428

Found
Skälby
Dating
V
Material
stone, granit
Found

Location

Found location
Skälby
Parish
Hammarby sn
District
Vallentuna hd
Municipality
Upplands Väsby
Original coordinates
59.529936, 17.933341
Parish code
0028 (Hammarby), 123 [objektid=10002801230001]

Classification

Dating
V
Year range
725 – 1100
Style
Pr 4
Carver
Öpir 1 (S)
Material type
stone
Material
granit
Object
runsten
Crosses
A1; B1; C8; D1; E9; F3

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

"Bjôrn ok "Ígulfastr ok "Jón létu gera brú at "Þorstein, bróður sinn. "Œpir risti rúnar.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

"Biorn ok "Igulfastr ok "Ion letu gæra bro at "Þorstæin, broður sinn. "ØpiR risti runaR.

Transliteration

biarn + uk ' ihulfastr uk × ion + litu kiara ' (b)ro ' at ' þorsti(n) ' broþur sin ybiR ' risti runa

Translation (English)

Bjôrn and Ígulfastr and Jón had the bridge made in memory of Þorsteinn, their brother. Œpir carved the runes.

Translation (Swedish)

Björn och Igulfast och Jon lät göra bron efter Torsten, sin broder. Öpir ristade runorna.

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