U 579

Also known as: B 251, L 621

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, red sandstone
Found

Texts

Transliteration

· uiþabiarn : arfi : kuþabiarnao : ri(t)- : --...- -(f)tiR : baruþ(a)r : si(n)(a) : u(r)-- : (a)(u)(k) : ----- (k)iari : kuþi : liufr : iftiR : bryþr : sina :

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Viðbjôrn, arfi Guðbjarnar, rétt[i stein e]ptir brœðr sína Or[ma](?) ok ... Geiri(?), Guði(?), Ljúfr(?) eptir brœðr sína.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Viðbiorn, arfi GuðbiarnaR, rett[i stæin æ]ftiR brøðr sina Or[ma](?) ok ... GæiRi(?), Guði(?), LiufR(?) æftiR brøðr sina.

Translation (English)

Viðbjôrn, Guðbjôrn's heir, erected the stone in memory of his brothers Ormi(?) and ... ; Geiri(?), Guði(?) (and) Ljúfr(?) in memory of their brothers.

Translation (Swedish)

Vidbjörn, Gudbjörns arvinge, reste stenen efter sina bröder Orme(?) och ... Gere(?), Gude(?), Ljuv(?) efter sina bröder.

Location

Found location
Hårdnacka
Parish
Estuna sn
District
Lyhundra hd
Municipality
Norrtälje
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
Yes
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.779666, 18.766181

Classification

Carver
Vidbjörn (A)
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 2
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 579 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/289e9f51-fd72-4c92-88c6-8805d279e9da
  • Image of U 579 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/38cf69d8-e9b0-43e7-b287-f1c8b6350b37
  • Image of U 579 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Richard Dybeck; license: Public domain source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_579_runsten.jpg