U 848

Also known as: B 374, L 94

Lost?
No
Object
stone block
Material
stone, granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

rikuiþr · auk biurn · litu raisa stain þina eftR þostain

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Ríkviðr ok Bjôrn létu reisa stein þenna eptir Þorstein.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Rikviðr ok Biorn letu ræisa stæin þenna æftiR Þorstæin.

Translation (English)

Ríkviðr and Bjôrn had this stone raised in memory of Þorsteinn.

Translation (Swedish)

Rikvid och Björn lät resa denna sten efter Torsten.

Location

Found location
Torresta
Parish
Västeråkers sn
District
Hagunda hd
Municipality
Uppsala
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
Yes
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.759508, 17.486272

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 848 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/2562638c-2db6-44c4-86d2-e10e86d69795
  • Image of U 848 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/c13468db-253d-4d36-b2f7-bbc5a9669dcb
  • Image of U 848 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/4d1c6daf-d560-43e4-8779-d3ce143dac37
  • Image of U 848 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/d9923e23-07c2-4f56-9b9a-95391634105d
  • Image of U 848 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Berig; license: CC BY 2.5 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_848,_V%C3%A4ster%C3%A5ker.JPG