U 696

Also known as: L 705

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite
Found Present

Texts

Transliteration

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

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.

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.

Location

Found location
Veckholms kyrka
Current location
20 m NNE of the bell tower.
Parish
Veckholms sn
District
Trögds hd
Municipality
Enköping
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
No
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.521381, 17.323493
Current latitude and longitude
59.521296, 17.321545

Classification

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

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
  • Image of U 696 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Jssfrk; license: Public domain source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_696,_Veckholms_kyrka.JPG