U 431

Lost?
No
Object
runsten
Material
stone, blågrå gnejs
Dating
V
Found Present

Location

Found location
Åshusby
Parish
Norrsunda sn
District
Ärlinghundra hd
Municipality
Sigtuna
Current location
I vapenhuset i Norrsunda kyrka.

Classification

Carver
Åsmund (A)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A1; B2; C5; D1; E9; F3; G4
Rune type
Style
Pr 2

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.591183, 17.894336
Current latitude and longitude
59.593900, 17.892857

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

"Tófa ok "Hemingr létu rétta stein þenna eptir "Gunnar, son sinn. En hann var dau[ð]r með "Grikkjum út. "Guð hjalpi hans sálu ok "Guðs m[óð]ir.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

"Tofa ok "HæmingR letu retta stæin þenna æftiR "Gunnar, sun sinn. En hann vaR dau[ð]r meðr "Grikkium ut. "Guð hialpi hans salu ok "Guðs m[oð]iR.

Transliteration

tufa auk hominkr litu rita stin þino ' abtiR kunor sun sin ' in -- hon u(a)R ta(u)-(r) miR krikium ut ' kuþ hialbi hons| |salu| |uk| |kuþs m--(i)(R)

Translation (English)

Tófa and Hemingr had this stone erected in memory of Gunnarr, their son, and he died abroad among the Greeks. May God and God's mother help his soul.

Translation (Swedish)

Tova och Häming lät uppresa denna sten efter Gunnar, sin son. Men han blev död ute bland grekerna. Gud hjälpe hans själ, och Guds moder.

References

Images

  • Image of U 431 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/84bcce89-73d5-433b-afa3-b669e1635b39
  • Image of U 431 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/bd348f63-7c54-487f-9753-95c4ee2efe59
  • Image of U 431 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/d78ce5a7-f700-47ed-8c3d-e2bd4055d124