U 697 †

Also known as: L 704

Lost?
Yes
Object
fragment of runestone
Material
stone
Found

Texts

Transliteration

[... ...tu : risn : stain : at · ailifR · faþ:ur ...oþn...]

Normalisation (Old Norse)

... [lé]tu reisa stein at Eilíf, fôður ...

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

... [le]tu ræisa stæin at ÆilifR, faður ...

Translation (English)

... had the stone raised in memory of Eilífr, (their) father ...

Translation (Swedish)

… lät resa stenen efter Eliv, [sin] fader …

Location

Found location
Veckholms kyrka
Parish
Veckholms sn
District
Trögds hd
Municipality
Enköping
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.521381, 17.323493

Classification

Carver
Balle (A) [Stille 1999b]
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4?
Dating
Viking age

Additional information

Stille (1999b:35) tolkar ...oþn... som "goðan"

References

Images

  • Image of U 697 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/c763e14a-4b77-48ae-8913-7f6c64a8c10f