U 431

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, blue-grey gneiss
Found Present

Texts

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)

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.

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.

Location

Found location
Åshusby
Current location
In the church porch of Norrsunda Church.
Parish
Norrsunda sn
District
Ärlinghundra hd
Municipality
Sigtuna
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.591183, 17.894336
Current latitude and longitude
59.593900, 17.892857

Classification

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

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