U 838 $

Also known as: L 749

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

þufr · auk · þorfatr · þair · litu ' raisa ' stan · at · þorborn · faþur · sen · koþan ·· hir maa ' stanta ' stain ' ner ' brautu ' auk ' (k)ilauk ' riþ · kirua ' merki ' [at] (b)(o)a--- · sen :

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Þólfr(?)/Þœfr(?) ok Þorfastr þeir létu reisa stein at Þorbjôrn, fôður sinn góðan. Hér mun standa steinn nær brautu ok Gillaug réð gera merki at bó[nda] sinn.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

ÞolfR(?)/ÞøfR(?) ok Þorfastr þæiR letu ræisa stæin at Þorbiorn, faður sinn goðan. Her mun standa stæinn næR brautu ok Gillaug reð gærva mærki at boa[nda] sinn.

Translation (English)

Þólfr(?)/Þœfr(?) and Þorfastr, they had the stone raised in memory of Þorbjôrn, their good father. Here will the stone stand near the path. And Gillaug arranged the making of the landmark in memory of her husbandman.

Translation (Swedish)

Tolv(?)/Töv(?) och Torfast, de lät resa stenen efter Torbjörn, sin gode fader. Här skall stånda stenen vid vägen. Och Gillög lät göra minnesmärket efter sin man.

Location

Found location
Ryda kungsgård
Parish
Nysätra sn
District
Lagunda hd
Municipality
Enköping
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
No
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.752972, 17.136747

Classification

Carver
Balle (A)
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 3
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 838 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/4803a01b-4912-4b0c-a3c7-ae4e69e45f11
  • Image of U 838 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Catasa; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nys%C3%A4tra_50_1.JPG