U 639 †

Lost?
Yes
Object
fragment of runestone
Material
stone
Found

Texts

Transliteration

[... ...tir : biarn : faþur : sin : uas su... ...]

Normalisation (Old Norse)

... [ep]tir Bjôrn, fôður sinn. Var so[nr](?) ...

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

... [æf]tiR Biorn, faður sinn. Vas su[nn](?) ...

Translation (English)

... in memory of Bjôrn, his father; (who) was the son(?) ...

Translation (Swedish)

… efter Björn, sin fader. Han var son(?) till …

Location

Found location
Skörby
Parish
Kalmar sn
District
Håbo hd
Municipality
Håbo
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.572186, 17.486711

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A4(?); D1; F2(?)
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4?
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 639 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/81fd4c28-fba9-4c55-b364-09e6dc6934c7
  • Image of U 639 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Richard Dybeck; license: Public domain source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_639,_Sk%C3%B6rby.jpg