U 490

Also known as: B 204, L 578

Lost?
No
Object
runsten
Material
stone, granit
Dating
V
Found

Location

Found location
Olunda
Parish
Lagga sn
District
Långhundra hd
Municipality
Knivsta

Classification

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

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.775216, 17.848077

Texts

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.

Transliteration

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

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