U 539

Also known as: L 608

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, gneissic granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

§A tiarfR × uki × urika × uk ' uiki × uk × iukiR × uk × kiRialmR × þiR bryþr × aliR × litu × risa × §B stin þina × iftiR × suin × bruþur × sin × saR × uarþ × tuþr a × iut(l)ati × on skulti §C fara × til × iklanþs × kuþ × ialbi × (o)ns × at uk salu × uk| × |kus muþiR × betr × þan an karþi til

Normalisation (Old Norse)

§A Djarfr ok Órœkja ok Vígi ok Jógeirr ok Geirhjalmr, þeir brœðr allir létu reisa §B stein þenna eptir Svein, bróður sinn. Sá varð dauðr á Jútlandi. Hann skuldi §C fara til Englands. Guð hjalpi hans ônd ok sálu ok Guðs móðir betr en hann gerði til.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

§A DiarfR ok Orøkia ok Vigi ok IogæiRR ok GæiRhialmR, þæiR brøðr alliR letu ræisa §B stæin þenna æftiR Svæin, broður sinn. SaR varð dauðr a Iutlandi. Hann skuldi §C fara til Ænglands. Guð hialpi hans and ok salu ok Guðs moðiR bætr þan hann gærði til.

Translation (English)

§A Djarfr and Órœkja and Vígi and Jógeirr and Geirhjalmr, all of these brothers had §B this stone raised in memory of Sveinn, their brother. He died in Jútland. He meant to §C travel to England. May God and God's mother help his spirit and soul better than he deserved.

Translation (Swedish)

Djärv och Orökja och Vige och Joger och Gerhjälm, alla dessa bröder, lät resa denna sten efter Sven, sin broder. Han blev död på Jutland. Han skulle fara till England. Gud och Guds moder hjälpe hans ande och själ bättre än han förtjänade.

Location

Found location
Husby-Lyhundra kyrka (nu: Husby-Sjuhundra)
Parish
Husby-Lyhundra sn (nu Husby-Sjuhundra)
District
Lyhundra hd
Municipality
Norrtälje
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
No
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.740065, 18.530022

Classification

Carver
Same carver as U 323 and U 518; Gunnar (A)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A3; B1; C9; D1; E7; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Rak
Dating
Viking age 1010s–1020s

Additional information

Oornamenterad förutom ett kors.

References

Images

  • Image of U 539 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/356c5df6-477b-441f-820d-6f2251342092
  • Image of U 539 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/0c23f494-15dc-4ed1-b2e1-853473854e90
  • Image of U 539 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/0ed48672-3a22-48d4-9ec5-48c00755f9b5
  • Image of U 539 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/11a35590-ec0f-4876-9f43-b8bb0c225bdd
  • Image of U 539 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/1b7f3a37-9299-48ea-93d8-db8e2411f4e2
  • Image of U 539 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/1b7f3a37-9299-48ea-93d8-db8e2411f4e2
  • Image of U 539 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/723a58a8-74d8-4291-bcee-1ba062dbb9a5
  • Image of U 539 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/b46d2623-ad67-4bd8-9cf1-14c042c0c9c5
  • Image of U 539 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/f2b12b55-06d3-406e-bde8-410f11202a1e
  • Image of U 539 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/eb375df8-1993-4e9c-b788-984ed783ae2d
  • Image of U 539 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/74390cd6-f6a9-456a-8cd7-ae8b0e97a9e2
  • Image of U 539 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/dcf1ea4b-3819-4e3e-b285-7545e18fa986
  • Image of U 539 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Håkan Svensson Xauxa; license: CC BY 2.5 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U539_Husby-Sjuhundra_kyrka_runestone_side1.jpg
  • Image of U 539 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Håkan Svensson Xauxa; license: CC BY 2.5 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U539_Husby-Sjuhundra_kyrka_runestone_side2.jpg
  • Image of U 539 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Håkan Svensson Xauxa; license: CC BY 2.5 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U539_Husby-Sjuhundra_kyrka_runestone_side3.jpg