U 490

Also known as: B 204, L 578

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

kiRbiarn × uk × ihfurbiarn × uk × uifastr × þiR × ristu stin × þina × iftiR × kiRbiarn × bruþur sin × kuþ ialbi ans ot uk salu

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Geirbjôrn ok Jôfurbjôrn ok Véfastr þeir reistu stein þenna eptir Geirbjôrn, bróður sinn. Guð hjalpi hans ônd ok sálu.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

GæiRbiorn ok Iofurbiorn ok Vifastr þæiR ræistu stæin þenna æftiR GæiRbiorn, broður sinn. Guð hialpi hans and ok salu.

Translation (English)

Geirbjôrn and Jôfurbjôrn and Véfastr, they raised this stone in memory of Geirbjôrn, their brother. May God help his spirit and soul.

Translation (Swedish)

Gerbjörn och Jovurbjörn och Vifast, de reste denna sten efter Gerbjörn, sin broder. Gud hjälpe hans ande och själ.

Location

Found location
Olunda
Parish
Lagga sn
District
Långhundra hd
Municipality
Knivsta
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.775216, 17.848077

Classification

Carver
Gunnar (A)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A4; B1; E7; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Rak
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 490 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/8faa394b-a028-488f-b7a9-b5e720030ef4
  • Image of U 490 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/ff948304-66df-4041-8e1e-c9d58a8f59d3
  • Image of U 490 Wikimedia Commons; artist: MartinMJohansson; license: CC BY 4.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_490_Olunda_Lagga_socken_Knivsta_kommun.png
  • Image of U 490 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Uwe Zimmermann; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U490.jpg