U 716 $

Also known as: B 608, L 685

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, light-coloured granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

· bruni : lit : resa : auk : ari stin : þina : yftiR : kuþ:fast : faþur : bruna : auk ari : yftiR · buanta sin

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Brúni lét reisa ok Arnvé(?) stein þenna eptir Guðfast, fôður Brúna, ok Arnvé(?) eptir bónda sinn.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Bruni let ræisa ok Ari(?)/Arnvi(?) stæin þenna æftiR Guðfast, faður Bruna, ok Ari(?)/Arnvi(?) æftiR boanda sinn.

Translation (English)

Brúni and Arnvé(?) had this stone raised in memory of Guðfastr, Brúni's father; and Arnvé(?) in memory of her husbandman.

Translation (Swedish)

Brune lät resa och Are(?)/Arnvi(?) denna sten efter Gudfast, Brunes fader, och Are(?)/Arnvi(?) efter sin man.

Location

Found location
Viggby (nu: Viggeby)
Parish
Lillkyrka sn
District
Trögds hd
Municipality
Enköping
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
No
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.566260, 17.241560

Classification

Carver
Ödbjörn (A) according to Brate, unlikely according to S.B.F. Jansson; Tidkume (A) [Stille 1999b]
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4
Dating
Viking age

Additional information

Ett rundjur finns på högra smalsidan

References

Images

  • Image of U 716 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/45337f17-d0ee-4e1b-a1c3-d5aa27d7ed49
  • Image of U 716 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/a4155f4b-f188-40b3-b42f-69fdb2f1b775
  • Image of U 716 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Johan Göransson (Q5780384); license: Public domain source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bautil_608_-_U_716.png
  • Image of U 716 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Élisée Reclus; license: Public domain source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:D199-_pierre_runique_des_environs_d%E2%80%99upsala_-_liv3-ch09.png