U 696

Also known as: L 705

Lost?
No
Object
runsten
Material
stone, granit
Dating
V
Found Present

Location

Found location
Veckholms kyrka
Parish
Veckholms sn
District
Trögds hd
Municipality
Enköping
Current location
20 m NNO klockstapeln.
Original site
nej

Classification

Carver
Balle (A) [Stille 1999b]
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A1; B1; C6-C7; D1; F3
Rune type
Style
Pr 3

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.521381, 17.323493
Current latitude and longitude
59.521296, 17.321545

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

... re[is]a st[ein] [a]t "Ô[l]vi(?), leysa(?) s[inn] ... hjalpi sál hans.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

... ræ[is]a st[æin] [a]t "A[l]ve(?)/"Ø[l]ve, løysa(?) s[inn] ... hialpi sial hans.

Transliteration

...-- · (r)(a)--a · st-... -t · a-ui · (l)ausa · s-- · --...-- · ilbi · sial hans

Translation (English)

... the stone raised in memory of Ôlvir(?), his freedman(?) ... may help his soul.

Translation (Swedish)

… resa stenen efter Alver(?), sin frigivne(?)... hjälpe hans själ.

References

Images

  • Image of U 696 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/56221808-e402-4562-a7dc-50001a58cdf4
  • Image of U 696 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/5ffb572f-cc2d-4d80-88c0-41e5a7a46686
  • Image of U 696 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/c763e14a-4b77-48ae-8913-7f6c64a8c10f