U 489

Also known as: B 207, L 570

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite
Found Present

Texts

Transliteration

khulu ' lit ' kira ' bro fr ant ' kilaua ' totur ' sin ' uk sum ' ati ' ulfr ' ybiR risti

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Gullaug(?) lét gera brú fyrir ônd Gillaugar, dóttur sinnar ok sem átti Ulfr. Œpir risti.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Gullaug(?) let gæra bro fyr and GillaugaR, dottur sinnaR ok sum atti UlfR. ØpiR risti.

Translation (English)

Gullaug(?) had the bridge made for the spirit of Gillaug, her daughter, and whom Ulfr owned (i.e. was married to). Œpir carved.

Translation (Swedish)

Gullög(?) lät göra bron för sin dotter Gillögs själ, som Ulv hade till hustru. Öpir ristade.

Location

Found location
Morby
Current location
Universitetsparken, Uppsala
Parish
Lagga sn
District
Långhundra hd
Municipality
Knivsta
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
No
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.789643, 17.800203
Current latitude and longitude
59.857678, 17.631456

Classification

Carver
Öpir 1 (S)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A1; B3; C8-C9; D1; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 489 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/e30c7ae0-65e7-44b3-ba5e-b0e83240ab75
  • Image of U 489 source: https://digitaltmuseum.se/021019714103
  • Image of U 489 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Christine Jewell from Canada; license: CC BY-SA 2.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_489,_Morby.jpg