U 668

Also known as: B 349, L 50

Found
Kålsta
Dating
V
Material
stone, mörk glimmerrik gnejs
Found

Location

Found location
Kålsta
Parish
Häggeby sn
District
Håbo hd
Municipality
Håbo
Original site
nej
Original coordinates
59.647794, 17.544943
Parish code
0241 (Häggeby), 72 [objektid=10024100720001]

Classification

Dating
V
Year range
725 – 1100
Style
Pr 3
Carver
Visäte (S)(P) och Ofeg (S)(P); (Öpir 1 (S)(P))
Material type
stone
Material
mörk glimmerrik gnejs
Object
runsten
Crosses
A4; B2; C1-C10; D1; E5; F3

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

"Styrkárr ok "Hjôrvarðr létu reisa þenna stein at fôður sinn "Geira, sem vestr sat í þingaliði. "Guð hjalpi sálu.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

"Stærkarr ok "Hiorvarðr letu ræisa þennsa stæin at faður sinn "GæiRa, sum vestr sat i þingaliði. "Guð hialpi salu.

Transliteration

' sterkar · auk ' hioruarþr ' letu · reisa · þensa · stein at ' faþur sin keir(a) ' sum ' uestr ' sat ' i þikaliþi · kuþ hialbi salu

Translation (English)

Styrkárr and Hjôrvarðr had this stone raised in memory of their father Geiri, who sat in the Assembly's retinue in the west. May God help (his) soul.

Translation (Swedish)

Styrkar och Hjorvard lät resa denna sten efter sin fader Gere, som satt västerut i tingalidet. Gud hjälpe själen.

Additional information

Parsten till U 669.

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