U 480 $

Also known as: B 1131, L 568

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, green-grey granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

× hulmaiR × auk × kuni × litu × raisa × stain ×× þina × eftiR × sota × faþur × sin ×

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Holmgeirr ok Gunni létu reisa stein þenna eptir Sóta, fôður sinn.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

HolmgæiRR ok Gunni letu ræisa stæin þenna æftiR Sota, faður sinn.

Translation (English)

Holmgeirr and Gunni had this stone raised in memory of Sóti, their father.

Translation (Swedish)

Holmger och Günne lät resa denna sten efter Sote, sin fader.

Location

Found location
Tagsta
Parish
Alsike sn
District
Ärlinghundra hd
Municipality
Knivsta
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
No
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.740749, 17.747805

Classification

Carver
Fot 2 (A)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A4; B2; C1; D1; E3-E4; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 3
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 480 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/ce1ec03b-9b55-4a3e-bea8-f1fde6d3231f
  • Image of U 480 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/ecf3ac42-9784-4c6b-b108-8b26353d68b5
  • Image of U 480 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Fraaxe; license: Public domain source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Runsten_U480.JPG