U 559

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, light red sandstone
Found

Texts

Transliteration

ihar · likr · snaybiarn · s(u)(n) · ansuars ' kuþ hialbi ant

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Hér liggr Snæbjôrn, sonr Andsvars. Guð hjalpi ônd.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Hiar liggR Snøybiorn, sunn Andsvars. Guð hialpi and.

Translation (English)

Here lies Snæbjôrn, Andsvarr's son. May God help (his) spirit.

Translation (Swedish)

Här ligger Snöbjörn, Andsvars son. Gud hjälpe anden.

Location

Found location
Malsta kyrka
Current location
In the church porch.
Parish
Malsta sn
District
Lyhundra hd
Municipality
Norrtälje
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
Erected in the churchyard.
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.770311, 18.640101

Classification

Carver
Öpir 1 (A) [uncertain, Åhlén 1997]
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 5
Dating
Viking age early 12th century

References

Images

  • Image of U 559 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/2e5f26ab-2541-4928-9825-73540e518c98
  • Image of U 559 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/9431e70d-90d8-4c35-82e7-d62cdd7b3da7
  • Image of U 559 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Otto von Friesen (Q5744398); license: CC0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Runsten_U_559_Alvin.tif