U 439 $

Also known as: L 551

Found
Steninge
Dating
V
Material
stone
Found

Location

Found location
Steninge
Parish
Husby-Ärlinghundra sn
District
Ärlinghundra hd
Municipality
Sigtuna
Original coordinates
59.601166, 17.801072
Parish code
0032 (Husby-Ärlinghundra)

Classification

Dating
V
Year range
1010 – 1050
Style
Fp
Carver
Äskil 2 (A)
Material type
stone
Object
runsten
Crosses
A5; B3; C1; D1; F3

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

"Herleif ok "Þorgerðr/"Þorgarðr létu reisa stein þenna at "Sæbjôrn, fôður sinn. Er stýrði austr skipi með "Ingvari á "Eistaland(?)/"Serkland[i](?).

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

"Hærlæif ok "Þorgærðr/"Þorgarðr letu ræisa stæin þenna at "Sæbiorn, faður sinn. Es styrði austr skipi með "Ingvari a "Æistaland(?)/"Særkland[i](?).

Transliteration

[harlaif × auk × þurkarþr × litu × raisa × stain × þina at × sabi faþur sin × is| |sturþi × austr × skibi × maþ ikuari a/a| |askalat-/skalat-]

Translation (English)

Herleif and Þorgerðr/Þorgarðr had this stone raised in memory of Sæbjôrn, their father, who steered a ship east with Ingvarr to Estonia(?)/Serkland(?).

Translation (Swedish)

Härlev och Torgärd/Torgård lät resa denna sten efter Säbjörn(?), sin fader. Han styrde skepp österut med Ingvar till Estland(?)/Särkland(?).

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