U 691

Also known as: B 593, L 711

Lost?
No
Object
runsten
Material
stone, mörk grovkornig granit
Dating
V m 1000-t
Found Present

Location

Found location
Söderby
Parish
Arnö sn (nu Aspö sn)
District
Trögds hd
Municipality
Strängnäs
Current location
Vid Veckol.

Classification

Carver
Ödbjörn (A) enligt Brate, ej troligt; Tidkume (A) [Stille 1999b]
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
Rune type
Style
Pr 4

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.496393, 17.125100
Current latitude and longitude
59.500935, 17.115283

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

"Bjôrn lét reisa s[tein þenna] eptir "Styrbjôrn, son sinn myrðan. "Kristr hjalpi anda hans.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

"Biorn let ræisa s[tæin þennsa] æftiR "Styrbiorn, sun sinn myrðan. "Kristr hialpi anda hans.

Transliteration

birn : lit : risa : s--- ...- : iftiR : sterbirn sun sin : mrþan : kristr : hilbi : anta : hans

Translation (English)

Bjôrn had this stone raised in memory of Styrbjôrn, his murdered son. May Christ help his spirit.

Translation (Swedish)

Björn lät resa denna sten efter Styrbjörn, sin svekfullt dödade son. Krist hjälpe hans ande.

Additional information

Bild av fyrfotadjur samt ryttare till häst.

References

Images

  • Image of U 691 source: https://sokisamlingar.sormlandsmuseum.se/objects/c24-403739/
  • Image of U 691 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/261de27d-847a-4e19-8e7d-98826f1e8c14
  • Image of U 691 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/66837944-b54f-4d3b-9024-23f604664bb4
  • Image of U 691 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/6f6c8cc3-07b4-4045-9953-9c0d9593a6b8
  • Image of U 691 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/78e8b89b-0fb4-4c45-8322-f869f789f1bf
  • Image of U 691 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/f8d21047-2b81-4146-b6ee-168717c7a7a2