U 668

Also known as: B 349, L 50

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, dark mica-rich gneiss
Found

Texts

Transliteration

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

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.

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.

Location

Found location
Kålsta
Parish
Häggeby sn
District
Håbo hd
Municipality
Håbo
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
No
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.647794, 17.544943

Classification

Carver
Visäte (S)(P) and Ofeg (S)(P); (Öpir 1 (S)(P))
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A4; B2; C1-C10; D1; E5; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 3
Dating
Viking age

Additional information

Parsten till U 669.

References

Images

  • Image of U 668 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/1bb19dfe-749e-4e69-8a96-2d5ff27c37d6
  • Image of U 668 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/2874a301-fdf4-4236-a80c-112bfbd03990
  • Image of U 668 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/2c5da506-405a-4462-9026-8071cbd29141
  • Image of U 668 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/950eb5a0-c665-4d24-a274-8d70a290c9e6
  • Image of U 668 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/d57dab37-e27b-4330-a388-8702d3997fc8
  • Image of U 668 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/f7264503-278d-45a5-bf35-fe1c3b06edbd
  • Image of U 668 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/2a451f67-866b-439d-af73-6934f7f6eb31
  • Image of U 668 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Berig; license: CC BY 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_668,_Kolsta.JPG