U 759

Also known as: L 714

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite
Found Present

Texts

Transliteration

birynhiifR : ak : hrifnkR : ak : sik:ualti : utu : risa : stin : þini : at : askiR : faþur : sin : kuþ trutin : hilbi : anta : hans : bitr : þan : han : hifiR : til : kart : tiþkumi : risti : runaR : þasi

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Brynjulfr(?) ok Hrefningr(?) ok Sigvaldi létu reisa stein þenna at Ásgeir, fôður sinn. Guð dróttinn hjalpi anda hans betr en hann hefir til gert. Tíðkumi risti rúnar þessar.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

BryniulfR(?) ok HræfningR(?) ok Sigvaldi letu ræisa stæin þenna at AsgæiR, faður sinn. Guð drottinn hialpi anda hans bætr þæn hann hæfiR til gært. Tiðkumi risti runaR þessi.

Translation (English)

Brynjulfr(?) and Hrefningr(?) and Sigvaldi had this stone raised in memory of Ásgeirr, their father. May Lord God help his spirit better than he has deserved. Tíðkumi carved these runes.

Translation (Swedish)

Brynjulv(?) och Rävning(?) och Sigvalde lät resa denna sten efter Åsger, sin fader. Herren Gud hjälpe hans ande bättre än han har gjort sig förtjänt av. Tidkume ristade dessa runor.

Location

Found location
Enköpings kyrka (S:t Ilian)
Current location
In Skolparken.
Parish
Enköping
Municipality
Enköping
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
No
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.638440, 17.079836
Current latitude and longitude
59.638986, 17.080974

Classification

Carver
Tidkume (S)
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 759 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/1cba0f40-f9bb-4df1-9a86-12804067e24b
  • Image of U 759 source: https://digitaltmuseum.se/011014537972
  • Image of U 759 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Generalbak; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Runsten_i_Skolparken.jpg