U 691

Also known as: B 593, L 711

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, dark coarse-grained granite
Found Present

Texts

Transliteration

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

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.

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.

Location

Found location
Söderby
Current location
At Veckol.
Parish
Arnö sn (nu Aspö sn)
District
Trögds hd
Municipality
Strängnäs
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.496393, 17.125100
Current latitude and longitude
59.500935, 17.115283

Classification

Carver
Ödbjörn (A) according to Brate, unlikely; Tidkume (A) [Stille 1999b]
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4
Dating
Viking age mid-11th century

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