U 840

Also known as: B 355, B 1125, L 95

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, red-grey granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

hulfriþ · auk · fulkui · litu · risa · s[t]ain · þina · eftR · þorstain · faþur sin

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Holmfríðr ok Folkvé létu reisa stein þenna eptir Þorstein, fôður sinn.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Holmfriðr ok Folkvi letu ræisa stæin þenna æftiR Þorstæin, faður sinn.

Translation (English)

Holmfríðr and Folkvé had this stone raised in memory of Þorsteinn, their father.

Translation (Swedish)

Holmfrid och Folkvi lät resa denna sten efter Torsten, sin fader.

Location

Found location
Dalby kyrka
Current location
Built into the sacristy's outer wall.
Parish
Dalby sn
District
Hagunda hd
Municipality
Uppsala
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
No
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.759920, 17.573280

Classification

Carver
Öpir 1 (A) [not Öpir, Åhlén 1997]
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 840 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/41d5670e-9c1e-41ec-8a62-550fbd27938a