U 284

Lost?
No
Object
rock surface
Material
stone, granite
Dating
Viking age
Found

Location

Found location
Torsåker
Parish
Hammarby sn
District
Vallentuna hd
Municipality
Upplands Väsby
Original site
Yes

Classification

Carver
Sven 2 (S)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A4; B1; C8-C9; D1; E1; F3
Rune type
Style
Pr 4

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.556434, 17.937772

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

"Sveinn risti rúnar þessar. "Ketill(?) lét hôggva ok "Manni/"Máni. Þeir létu hôggva eptir "Gunna, fôður sinn.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

"Svæinn risti runaR þessaR. "Kætill(?) let haggva ok "Manni/"Mani. ÞæiR letu haggva æftiR "Gunna, faður sinn.

Transliteration

suain · risti · runar · þisar · ik^til · lit · hkua · auk · mani · þaiR · litu · hkua iftR · kuna · faþur · sin

Translation (English)

Sveinn carved these runes. Ketill had (the stone) cut and Manni/Máni, they had (it) cut in memory of Gunni, their father.

Translation (Swedish)

Sven ristade dessa runor. Kättil(?) lät hugga och Manne/Måne. De lät hugga efter Gunne, sin fader.

References

Images

  • Image of U 284 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/b7d653f8-c224-4818-bce9-dbc51946dacc