U 30

Also known as: B 292, L 344

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, gneiss
Found

Texts

Transliteration

stainulfr lit raisa · stain þ(a)--a ebtiR · sikfast · faþur sin auk hulmkirþr at bunta sin kuþ ----b- sal hans

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Steinulfr lét reisa stein þe[nn]a eptir Sigfast, fôður sinn, ok Holmgerðr at bónda sinn. Guð [hjal]p[i] sál hans.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

StæinulfR let ræisa stæin þe[nns]a æptiR Sigfast, faður sinn, ok Holmgærðr at bonda sinn. Guð [hial]p[i] sal hans.

Translation (English)

Steinulfr had this stone raised in memory of Sigfastr, his father, and Holmgerðr in memory of her husbandman. May God help his soul.

Translation (Swedish)

Stenulv lät resa denna sten efter Sigfast, sin fader, och Holmgärd efter sin make. Gud hjälpe hans själ.

Location

Found location
Kvarsta
Parish
Hilleshögs sn
District
Färentuna hd
Municipality
Ekerö
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.386919, 17.685025

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 2
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 30 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/1356672e-76e6-449e-9d08-de360f6bce47
  • Image of U 30 Wikimedia Commons; artist: User Cattie on sv.wikipedia; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_30.jpg