U 496

Also known as: B 214, L 583

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

[ranfastr ' lit ' kera '] merki · þ[i]sun · fir sia[l ikifatar ·] auk · kulifs

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Ragnfastr lét gera merki þessi fyrir sál Ingifastar ok Gulleifs.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Ragnfastr let gærva mærki þessun fyr sial IngifastaR ok Gullæifs.

Translation (English)

Ragnfastr had these landmarks made for Ingifastr's and Gulleifr's souls.

Translation (Swedish)

Ragnfast lät göra dessa minnesmärken för Ingefasts själ och Gullevs.

Location

Found location
Tibble
Parish
Husby-Långhundra sn
District
Långhundra hd
Municipality
Knivsta
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.744707, 18.038421

Classification

Carver
Same carver as U 497; Önjut (A) [Källström 2007a:104]
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A1; B1; C8; D1; E3; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 496 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/5bad4c8d-ff7b-4cd8-9c3a-5744f7515ed4
  • Image of U 496 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/d4d73eda-ab62-42dc-a95e-e764511d02b0
  • Image of U 496 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Rhezelius; license: Public domain source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_496.jpg
  • Image of U 496 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Fraaxe; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U496.JPG