U 844

Also known as: B 354, L 98

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

Texts

Transliteration

[kisl × a]uk × biarn × auk × askiR × litu × raisa × stai[n × at × þorstin fa]þur sin ×

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Gísl ok Bjôrn ok Ásgeirr létu reisa stein at Þorstein, fôður sinn.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Gisl ok Biorn ok AsgæiRR letu ræisa stæin at Þorstæin, faður sinn.

Translation (English)

Gísl and Bjôrn and Ásgeirr had the stone raised in memory of Þorsteinn, their father.

Translation (Swedish)

Gisl och Björn och Åsger lät resa stenen efter Torsten, sin fader.

Location

Found location
Viggby (nu: Viggeby) bro
Parish
Dalby sn
District
Hagunda hd
Municipality
Uppsala
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
No
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.767884, 17.552465
Current latitude and longitude
59.766817, 17.555044

Classification

Carver
Fot 2 (A)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A3; B1; C10; D1; E3; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 844 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/d4fc1eb1-2624-4dd5-870d-139b17ed4b45
  • Image of U 844 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Uwe Zimmermann; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U844_runes.png
  • Image of U 844 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Uwe Zimmermann; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U844.jpg