U 78

Also known as: B 156, L 381

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, grey stone
Found Present

Texts

Transliteration

[hasui · uk · siriþ · uk · ketilu · litu ·] raisa ' stain ' þina ' aftiR ['] hulmstain ' b[roþur · sin]

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Hôsvi ok Sigríðr ok Ketiley létu reisa stein þenna eptir Holmstein, bróður sinn.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Hosvi ok Sigriðr ok Kætiløy letu ræisa stæin þenna æftiR Holmstæin, broður sinn.

Translation (English)

Hôsvi and Sigríðr and Ketiley had this stone raised in memory of Holmsteinn, their brother.

Translation (Swedish)

Hosve och Sigrid och Kättilö lät resa denna sten efter Holmsten, sin broder.

Location

Found location
Råsta
Current location
In Sundbybergs hembygdsmuseum.
Parish
Spånga sn (nu Sundbyberg)
District
Sollentuna hd
Municipality
Sundbyberg
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.378567, 17.975045
Current latitude and longitude
59.364734, 17.962868

Classification

Carver
Öpir 1 (A) [not Öpir, Åhlén 1997]
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A1; B1; C10; D1; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 5
Dating
Viking age

Additional information

Endast två fragment bevarade.

References

Images

  • Image of U 78 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/1ad36b02-70f5-427d-bbdd-43385217fe86
  • Image of U 78 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/3e7c95fe-f02f-4752-9389-8e0e2e4c9ed3
  • Image of U 78 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Martin Aschaneus; license: Public domain source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:R%C3%A5stastenen_Sp%C3%A5nga_socken.JPG