U 279

Also known as: B 115, L 428

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

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

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.

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.

Location

Found location
Skälby
Parish
Hammarby sn
District
Vallentuna hd
Municipality
Upplands Väsby
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.529936, 17.933341

Classification

Carver
Öpir 1 (S)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A1; B1; C8; D1; E9; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 279 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/6119cc7b-ad5b-4de7-9bd5-fc9feb259109
  • Image of U 279 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/c71cbe6f-4184-407c-9729-a9f30b5dbbfa
  • Image of U 279 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Johan Göransson; license: CC0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bautil_115_-_U_279.png