U 539

Also known as: L 608

Lost?
No
Object
runsten
Material
stone, gnejsgranit
Dating
V 1010-1020-t
Found

Location

Found location
Husby-Lyhundra kyrka (nu: Husby-Sjuhundra)
Parish
Husby-Lyhundra sn (nu Husby-Sjuhundra)
District
Lyhundra hd
Municipality
Norrtälje
Original site
nej

Classification

Carver
Samma som gjort U 323 och U 518; Gunnar (A)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A3; B1; C9; D1; E7; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Rak

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.740065, 18.530022

Texts

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.

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

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.

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