U 698 $

Also known as: B 611, L 702

Found
Veckholms kyrka
Dating
V
Material
stone
Found

Location

Found location
Veckholms kyrka
Parish
Veckholms sn
District
Trögds hd
Municipality
Enköping
Original coordinates
59.521381, 17.323493
Parish code
0288 (Veckholm)

Classification

Dating
V
Year range
725 – 1100
Style
Pr 2 - Pr 3
Material type
stone
Object
runsten

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

§P "<sufar> lét reisa stein eptir "Ásgeir, son sinn. Hann úti fell á "Líflandi í liði "Frey[geirs](?). §Q "<sufar> lét reisa stein eptir "Ásgeir, son sinn. Hann út fell á "Lífland í liði "Frey[geirs](?).

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

§P "<sufar> let ræisa stæin æftiR "AsgæiR, sun sinn. Hann uti fioll a "Liflandi i liði "Frøy[gæiRs](?). §Q "<sufar> let ræisa stæin æftiR "AsgæiR, sun sinn. Hann ut fioll a "Lifland i liði "Frøy[gæiRs](?).

Transliteration

§P [sufar lit : aristn · þin · afir · askir sun : sin : han · ut fai : a liflai|n|þ|i| |i| |i|n|þ|i · frai...] §Q [sufar lit : aristn · þin · afir · askir sun : sin : han · ut fai : a liflai|n|þ| i| |i|n|þ|i · frai...]

Translation (English)

<sufar> had the stone raised in memory of Ásgeirr, his son. He fell in Lífland, abroad in Freygeirr's(?) retinue.

Translation (Swedish)

<sufar> lät resa stenen efter Åsger, sin son. Han föll ute i Livland i Frögers(?) här.

Additional information

Inskriften har varit svårläst. Stille (1999b:35f) för upp en läsning efter Caspar Cohl: ... aftr · askir -... sun sin ...-tfa-...

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