U 864 †

Also known as: L 91

Lost?
Yes
Object
runestone
Material
stone
Found

Texts

Transliteration

[: olauf · lit · raisa · stain þino · ef(t)iR · suartaufþa · faþur · sin · unuk · eftiR · þorþ · buruþur · sin]

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Ólôf lét reisa stein þenna eptir Svarthôfða, fôður sinn, ok eptir Þórð, bróður sinn.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Olof let ræisa stæin þenna æftiR Svarthaufða, faður sinn, ok æftiR Þorð, broður sinn.

Translation (English)

ólôf had this stone raised in memory of Svarthôfði, her father, and in memory of Þórðr, her brother.

Translation (Swedish)

Olov lät resa denna sten efter Svarthövde, sin fader, och efter Tord, sin broder.

Location

Found location
Vik
Parish
Balingsta sn
District
Hagunda hd
Municipality
Uppsala
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.741696, 17.460815

Classification

Carver
Arbjörn (A)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A4(?); B2; C3; D1; E3-E9; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 2?
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 864 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/f4213956-35a4-4803-a4e8-e08edbb9f7e4
  • Image of U 864 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Elias Wessen & Sven B. F. Jansson; license: CC BY-SA 4.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Runsten_U864.png