U 617 $

Also known as: B 267, L 312

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite
Found Present

Texts

Transliteration

kinluk × hulmkis × tutiR × systiR × sukruþaR × auk × þaiRa × kaus × aun × lit × keara × bru × þesi × auk × raisa × stain × þina × eftiR × asur × bunta · sin × sun × hakunaR × iarls × saR × uaR × uikika × uaurþr × miþ × kaeti × kuþ × ialbi × ans × nu × aut × uk × salu

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Ginnlaug, Holmgeirs dóttir, systir Sigrøðar ok þeira Gauts/Gauss, hon lét gera brú þessa ok reisa stein þenna eptir Ôzur, bónda sinn, son Hákonar jarls. Sá var víkinga vôrðr með Geiti(?). Guð hjalpi hans nú ônd ok sálu.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Ginnlaug, HolmgæiRs dottiR, systiR SygrøðaR ok þæiRa Gauts/Gauss, hon let gæra bro þessa ok ræisa stæin þenna æftiR Assur, bonda sinn, sun HakonaR iarls. SaR vaR vikinga vorðr með Gæiti(?). Guð hialpi hans nu and ok salu.

Translation (English)

Ginnlaug, Holmgeirr's daughter, Sigrøðr and Gautr's/Gauss' sister, she had this bridge made and this stone raised in memory of Ôzurr, her husbandman, earl Hákon's son. He was the viking watch with Geitir(?). May God now help his spirit and soul.

Translation (Swedish)

Ginnlög, Holmgers dotter, syster till Sygröd och till Göt, hon lät göra denna bro och resa denna sten efter Assur, sin man, son till Håkon jarl. Han var landvärnare mot vikingar med Geter. Gud hjälpe nu hans ande och själ.

Location

Found location
Bro kyrka
Current location
200 m N of Bro Church.
Parish
Bro sn
District
Bro hd
Municipality
Upplands-Bro
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
No
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.506054, 17.626840
Current latitude and longitude
59.508249, 17.627224

Classification

Carver
Gunnar (A)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A1; B1; C10; D5; E6-E7; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Rak
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 617 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/54d829c5-ac55-4b51-8434-ac5373b74fc0
  • Image of U 617 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/94a234b4-bbd8-421d-a8b6-86f02250010a
  • Image of U 617 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/aa0bf210-687d-405e-9db4-a61f1c6d4bd6
  • Image of U 617 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/b56bfc39-a89e-44ba-acbe-b4be814b384a
  • Image of U 617 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/bafa219e-a5d2-4159-b583-c304b74abd0d
  • Image of U 617 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/cede964f-7b28-4969-87c7-a67381c0c94b
  • Image of U 617 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/f06bff5c-74f1-4d14-9cbb-187320494307
  • Image of U 617 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/d923e05f-df83-4e7f-b216-4a372c680a5a
  • Image of U 617 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Carl L. Thunberg Erskine; license: CC BY-SA 4.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_617._Brostenen_(Assursstenen).jpg