U 668

Also known as: B 349, L 50

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

Location

Found location
Kålsta
Parish
Häggeby sn
District
Håbo hd
Municipality
Håbo
Original site
No

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

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.647794, 17.544943

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.

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