U 455

Also known as: B 169, L 553

Found
Näsby
Dating
V
Material
stone, granit
Found

Location

Found location
Näsby
Parish
Odensala sn
District
Ärlinghundra hd
Municipality
Sigtuna
Original coordinates
59.634006, 17.798428
Parish code
0064 (Odensala), 214 [objektid=10006402140001]

Classification

Dating
V
Year range
725 – 1100
Style
Pr 4
Carver
Fot 2 (A)
Material type
stone
Material
granit
Object
runsten

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

"Ingifastr lét reisa stein þenna at "Þorkel, fôður sinn, ok at "Gunnhildi, móður sína. Þau druknuðu bæði.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

"Ingifastr let ræisa stæin þenna at "Þorkel, faður sinn, ok at "Gunnhildi, moður sina. Þau drunknaðu baði.

Transliteration

× inkifastr + lit × raisa × stain × þina at þorkil + faþur sin (a)uk at kunilti moþur sina þa(u) truknaþu × baþi

Translation (English)

Ingifastr had this stone raised in memory of Þorkell, his father, and in memory of Gunnhildr, his mother. They both drowned.

Translation (Swedish)

Ingefast lät resa denna sten efter Torkel, sin fader, och efter Gunnhild, sin moder. De drunknade båda.

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