U 438 $

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite gneiss
Found Present

Texts

Transliteration

rontr auk riki ' auk| |kuþrun ' þaiR bruþr ' litu r-isa stain þino ' abtiR ' bruno ' faþur sin ' kuþ hialbi hons| |salu

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Þróndr/Randr ok Ríki(?) ok Guðrún, þeir brœðr létu r[e]isa stein þenna eptir Brúna, fôður sinn. Guð hjalpi hans sálu.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Þrandr/Randr ok Riki(?) ok Guðrun, þæiR brøðr letu r[æ]isa stæin þenna æftiR Bruna, faður sinn. Guð hialpi hans salu.

Translation (English)

Þróndr/Randr and Ríki(?) and Guðrún, these brothers had this stone raised in memory of Brúni, their father. May God help his soul.

Translation (Swedish)

Trond/Rand och Rike(?), och Gudrun, de bröderna lät resa denna sten efter Brune, sin fader. Gud hjälpe hans själ.

Location

Found location
Ekilla
Current location
In the park at Steninge.
Parish
Husby-Ärlinghundra sn
District
Ärlinghundra hd
Municipality
Sigtuna
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.628691, 17.821319
Current latitude and longitude
59.600825, 17.801671

Classification

Carver
Åsmund (A)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A1; B1; D1; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 3?
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 438 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/47336c21-2e6c-4611-abcc-d26adc98b2ac
  • Image of U 438 Riksantikvarieämbetet, Arkivsök source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/5fa149f6-f83f-42ac-9a52-15774108031e