U 636

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

alui · lit · risa · stn · þtin · at · arfast · sun sin · hn · fur · ausR · i karþa

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Ôlvé lét reisa stein þenna at Arnfast, son sinn. Hann fór austr í Garða.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Alvi let ræisa stæin þenna at Arnfast, sun sinn. Hann for austr i Garða.

Translation (English)

Ôlvé had this stone raised in memory of Arnfastr, his son. He travelled to the east to Garðar (Russia).

Translation (Swedish)

Alve lät resa denna sten efter Arnfast, sin son. Han for österut till Gårdarike.

Location

Found location
Låddersta
Parish
Kalmar sn
District
Håbo hd
Municipality
Håbo
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.554474, 17.488022

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A1; B1; D1; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Fp
Dating
Viking age

Additional information

Arnfast finns med i U 635.

References

Images

  • Image of U 636 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/2b06c641-acbf-4b6c-a08b-8535f078eb2f
  • Image of U 636 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Berig; license: CC BY 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_636,_L%C3%A5ddersta.JPG