U 611

Also known as: B 269, L 324

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

biurn : auk : stnfriþ : litu : arisa s--n : afti : kisila : han : uti : fial : i liþi : frekis ·

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Bjôrn ok Steinfríðr létu reisa s[tei]n eptir Gísla. Hann úti fell í liði Freygeirs(?).

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Biorn ok Stæinfriðr letu ræisa s[tæi]n æftiR Gisla. Hann uti fioll i liði FrøygæiRs(?).

Translation (English)

Bjôrn and Steinfríðr had the stone raised in memory of Gísli. He fell abroad in Freygeirr's(?) retinue.

Translation (Swedish)

Björn och Stenfrid lät resa stenen efter Gisle. Han föll utomlands i Frögers(?) följe.

Location

Found location
Tibble (Granhammar)
Parish
Västra Ryds sn
District
Bro hd
Municipality
Upplands-Bro
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
Yes
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.522220, 17.761486

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A4; B2; C1; D1; E5; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 1
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 611 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/455df1cb-823f-468a-b5e0-150b65230e31
  • Image of U 611 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Berig; license: CC BY 2.5 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_611,_Tibble.JPG