U 686

Also known as: L 67

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, light-coloured gneissic granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

· þurbiurn · auk · kurþi · (a)uk · (u)ifari · þaiR · litu · (r)aisa · mirki · þisa · [at ·] uibiurn · faþur · sin ·

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Þorbjôrn ok <kurþi> ok Víðfari, þeir létu reisa merki þessi at Vébjôrn, fôður sinn.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Þorbiorn ok <kurþi> ok Viðfari, þæiR letu ræisa mærki þessa at Vibiorn, faður sinn.

Translation (English)

Þorbjôrn and <kurþi> and Víðfari, they had these landmarks raised in memory of Vébjôrn, their father.

Translation (Swedish)

Torbjörn och <kurþi> och Vidfare, de lät resa dessa minnesmärken efter Vibjörn, sin fader.

Location

Found location
Sanda
Parish
Skoklosters sn
District
Håbo hd
Municipality
Håbo
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.703656, 17.561786

Classification

Carver
Same carver as U 685.
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A4; B3; C1; D1; E3; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 2
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 686 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/27b197e9-6626-48f8-9a36-d7d666dd774a
  • Image of U 686 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/6e39148f-5fe8-4691-894f-46bed93df2f1
  • Image of U 686 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Hadorph och Leitz; license: Public domain source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_685_and_U_686.jpg