U 685

Also known as: L 66

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, coarse (gneissic) granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

· u[lafR · a]uk · ar(m)untr · litu · raisa · stain · þi[na · aftiR · kaiRmunt · faþur sin]

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Ólafr ok Arnmundr létu reisa stein þenna eptir Geirmund, fôður sinn.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

OlafR ok Armundr letu ræisa stæin þenna æftiR GæiRmund, faður sinn.

Translation (English)

Ólafr and Arnmundr had this stone raised in memory of Geirmundr, their father.

Translation (Swedish)

Olov och Armund lät resa denna sten efter Germund, sin fader.

Location

Found location
Sanda
Parish
Skoklosters sn
District
Håbo hd
Municipality
Håbo
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
No
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.708048, 17.561003

Classification

Carver
Same carver as U 686.
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
D1; E3; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 2
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 685 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/6e39148f-5fe8-4691-894f-46bed93df2f1
  • Image of U 685 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/821b3cbb-2834-48ce-8762-3108a2114394
  • Image of U 685 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Marianne58; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Runsten_U_685.JPG
  • Image of U 685 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Hadorph och Leitz; license: Public domain source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_685_and_U_686.jpg