U 453 $

Lost?
No
Object
runsten
Material
stone, grå stenart
Dating
V
Found

Location

Found location
Kumla
Parish
Odensala sn
District
Ärlinghundra hd
Municipality
Sigtuna

Classification

Carver
Visäte (A)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A4; B2; C1-C6-C7; D1; E5; F3; G2-G4
Rune type
Style
Pr 3

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.651782, 17.836595

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

"Þorkell ok "Gísl [l]étu reis[a stein] þenna eptir fôður sinn "Gans[a](?)/"Knas[a](?). "Gu[ð] hjalpi ônd hans.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

"Þorkell ok "Gisl [l]etu ræis[a stæin] þenna æftiR faður sinn "Gans[a](?)/"Knas[a](?). "Gu[ð] hialpi and hans.

Transliteration

þurkl × auk + kisl + -itu + rais- ... þian + iftR + faþur sn + kans- ku- hialbi ant hans

Translation (English)

Þorkell and Gísl had this stone raised in memory of their father Gansi(?)/Knasi(?). May God help his spirit.

Translation (Swedish)

Torkel och Gisl lät resa denna sten efterr sin fader Ganse(?)/Knase(?). Gud hjälpe hans ande.

References

Images

  • Image of U 453 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/0d42d9da-bbe8-4fe6-b6f5-c452e54ca621