U 649

Also known as: B 341, L 37

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, dark gneissic granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

· uikigr · auk · balsi · auk · emigr ...r · raistu · sain × þen[o] · ift[iR] · kuþrik · faþur · sin ·

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Víkingr ok Balsi ok Hemingr [þei]r reistu stein þenna eptir Guðrík, fôður sinn.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

VikingR ok Balsi ok HæmingR [þæi]R ræistu stæin þenna æftiR Guðrik, faður sinn.

Translation (English)

Víkingr and Balsi and Hemingr, they raised this stone in memory of Guðríkr, their father.

Translation (Swedish)

Viking och Balse och Häming, de reste denna sten efter Gudrik, sin fader.

Location

Found location
Övergrans kyrka
Current location
Outside the churchyard wall.
Parish
Övergrans sn
District
Håbo hd
Municipality
Håbo
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.630156, 17.486150

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A4; B3; C1-C8; D4; E3; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 2
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 649 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/6bdcc54b-1ba3-478d-9c61-0c0c9cf7e2f5
  • Image of U 649 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Berig; license: CC BY 2.5 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_649,_%C3%96vergran.JPG