U 642

Also known as: B 332, L 46

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite
Found Present

Texts

Transliteration

hiþinka... auk × biorn × raistu × eftir × kil... ...þur sint

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Heðing[eirr] ok Bjôrn reistu eptir Gil[da(?), fô]ður sinn.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Heðing[æiRR] ok Biorn ræistu æftiR Gi[lda(?), fa]ður sinn.

Translation (English)

Heðingeirr and Bjôrn raised (this) in memory of Gildi(?), their father.

Translation (Swedish)

Hedenger och Björn reste (stenen) efter Gilde(?), sin fader.

Location

Found location
Ekilla bro
Current location
At Ekolsund, Husby-Sjutolft parish.
Parish
Yttergrans sn
District
Håbo hd
Municipality
Håbo
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
No
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.608106, 17.499417
Current latitude and longitude
59.651278, 17.376981

Classification

Carver
Fot 2 (A), probably not Fot himself.
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A2; B1; C9; D1; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 642 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/2344c376-c240-45cd-8efa-d282b8d683a0
  • Image of U 642 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/8acd2e68-9da3-46b3-949a-efc4f7ae21b2