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Transliteration
+ se-rimr + lit + aku... ...-t + sun sin + afast ++ lifsten + iuk runi + þsa + at + kuþon trek +
Normalisation (Old Norse)
Sæ[g]rímr lét hôggv[a a]t son sinn Áfast. Hlífsteinn hjó rúnar þessar at góðan dreng.
Normalisation (Scandinavian)
Sæ[g]rimR let haggv[a a]t sun sinn Afast. Lifstæinn hiogg runiR þessa at goðan dræng.
Translation (English)
Sægrímr had (this) cut in memory of his son Áfastr. Hlífsteinn cut these runes in memory of the good valiant man.
Translation (Swedish)
Sägrim lät hugga efter sin son Åfast. Livsten högg dessa runor efter en god ung man.
Location
- Found location
- Sparrsätra kyrka
- Current location
- A smaller part is built into the south wall inside the church; the larger part is in Skolparken in Enköping.
- Parish
- Sparrsätra sn
- District
- Åsunda hd
- Municipality
- Enköping
- Province and country
- Uppland, Sweden
- Original site
- No
- Oldest known latitude and longitude
- 59.694249, 16.975878
- Current latitude and longitude
- 59.638565, 17.080816
Classification
- Carver
- Livsten (S)
- Number of crosses
- 0
- Cross form
- —
- Rune type
- —
- Style
- Pr 4
- Dating
- Viking age
Additional information
U 760 förd hit.
References
- $=Fv 1995 s. 45-47, http://fornvannen.se/pdf/1990talet/1995_045.pdf; $=plansch 86 (U 760)
- Sveriges runinskrifter PDF
- Swedish Runic Bibliography
- Permanent link for citation
Images
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source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/ceec8036-8335-4d84-ab59-cbafac92133e
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Wikimedia Commons; artist: Richard Dybeck; license: Public domain
source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_796,_Sparrs%C3%A4tra_kyrka.jpg
