U 802

Also known as: B 622, L 740

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite
Found Present

Texts

Transliteration

× uikikr × lit × raisa × stain × þan(s)(i) × aftiR × sm-... (s)un sin + is yas + trakia + batstr +

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Víkingr lét reisa stein þenna eptir Sm[ið](?), son sinn. Er var drengja beztr.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

VikingR let ræisa stæin þannsi æftiR Sm[ið](?), sun sinn. Es vas drængia bæztr.

Translation (English)

Víkingr had this stone raised in memory of Smiðr(?), his son. He was the best of valiant men.

Translation (Swedish)

Viking lät resa denna sten efter Smed, sin son. Han var av unga män den bäste.

Location

Found location
Långtora gärde
Current location
In the churchyard.
Parish
Långtora sn
District
Lagunda hd
Municipality
Enköping
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
No
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.723190, 17.133716
Current latitude and longitude
59.716904, 17.142743

Classification

Carver
Äskil 2 (A) [Stille 1999b]
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A4; B3; C1; D1; E3; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Fp, Pr 1
Dating
Viking age

Additional information

Skicklig ristare.

References

Images

  • Image of U 802 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/4ea47dfb-9308-4dd5-ae4a-5a97fcf00ee4
  • Image of U 802 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/f0a41e7e-a441-4189-8db3-ac2bb87b5697
  • Image of U 802 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Jssfrk; license: CC0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_802,_L%C3%A5ngtora_kyrka.JPG