U 518 $

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

Location

Found location
Västra Ledinge
Parish
Skederids sn
District
Sjuhundra hd
Municipality
Norrtälje
Original site
ja

Classification

Carver
Gunnar (A)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A4; B1; C9; E7; F3
Rune type
Style
Rak

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.695771, 18.474521

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

"Þorgerðr ok "Sveinn þau létu reisa stein þenna eptir "Ormgeir ok "Ormulf ok "Freygeir. Hann endaðist í "Silu nór en þeir aðrir út í "Grikkjum. "Guð hjalpi [þei]ra ônd ok sálu.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

"Þorgærðr ok "Svæinn þau letu ræisa stæin þenna æftiR "OrmæiR ok "Ormulf ok "FrøygæiR. Hann ændaðis i "Silu nor en þæiR andriR ut i "Grikkium. "Guð hialpi [þæi]Ra and ok salu.

Transliteration

þurkir × uk × suin × þu litu × risa × stin × þina × iftiR × urmiR × uk × urmulf × uk × frikiR × on × etaþis × i silu × nur × ian þiR antriR × ut i × krikum × kuþ ihlbi --R(a) ot × uk salu

Translation (English)

Þorgerðr and Sveinn, they had this stone raised in memory of Ormgeirr and Ormulfr and Freygeirr. He met his end in the sound of Sila (Selaön), and the others abroad in Greece. May God help their spirits and souls.

Translation (Swedish)

Torgärd och Sven, de lät resa denna sten efter Orm(g)er och Ormulv och Fröger. Han ändades i Selaöns sund och de andra ute i Grekland. Gud hjälpe deras ande och själ.

References

Images

  • Image of U 518 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/1382fc8c-5319-48b1-a96e-597ed709192a
  • Image of U 518 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/d0b1f69f-3862-4589-9aea-50f458c6db06