U 681

Also known as: L 61

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, diabase
Found

Texts

Transliteration

: þialfi : risti : stin : þisa : aftiR : uik-- (b)(r)uþur:sun sin : kuþ : ihlbi : silu : uikiks :

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Þjalfi reisti stein þenna eptir Vík[ing], bróðurson sinn. Guð hjalpi sálu Víkings.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Þialfi ræisti stæin þennsa æftiR Vik[ing], broðursun sinn. Guð hialpi sialu Vikings.

Translation (English)

Þjalfi raised this stone in memory of Víkingr, his brother's son. May God help Víkingr's soul.

Translation (Swedish)

Tjälve reste denna sten efter Viking, sin brorson. Gud hjälpe Vikings själ.

Location

Found location
Skoklosters kyrka
Current location
In the wall immediately W of the bell tower.
Parish
Skoklosters sn
District
Håbo hd
Municipality
Håbo
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
No
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.704548, 17.623644

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A1; B3; C1-C10; D1; F3; G6
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 2 - Pr 3
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 681 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/65ef30c1-5226-43b1-813f-8568bd73e2ce
  • Image of U 681 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/98127801-6cee-43ac-8cdd-355d7566a658
  • Image of U 681 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/dec7e54d-e2b7-4b55-8cf6-a292c64dd41c
  • Image of U 681 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Marianne58; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Runsten_U_681.JPG