U 503 $

Also known as: B 218, L 586

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

' ernfast ' uk + ernkautr ' lata ' sunR shunar ' reisa + stein × aftR + faþur + ... kitilfast '

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Ernfastr ok Erngautr láta, synir Siggunnar/Sigunnar, reisa stein eptir fôður [sinn] Ketilfast.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Ærnfastr ok Ærngautr lata, syniR SiggunnaR/SigunnaR, ræisa stæin æftiR faður [sinn] Kætilfast.

Translation (English)

Ernfastr and Erngautr, Siggunnr's/Sigunnr's sons, have raised the stone in memory of their father Ketilfastr.

Translation (Swedish)

Ärnfast och Arngöt, Siggunns/Sigunns söner, låter resa stenen efter [sin] fader Kättilfast.

Location

Found location
Malmby
Parish
Närtuna sn
District
Långhundra hd
Municipality
Norrtälje
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
No
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.690897, 18.233445

Classification

Carver
Visäte (A)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A4; B1; C9; D2; E3; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4?
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 503 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/d5c151ef-a5c3-45cd-bd0e-0885cf88dcab
  • Image of U 503 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Catasa; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:N%C3%A4rtuna_154_1.JPG