U 870 $

Also known as: L 73

Lost?
No
Object
stone block
Material
stone, fine-crystalline granite
Found Present

Texts

Transliteration

... ...k : onek[R :] (þ)ai[R] (l)itu : marka : stain : þ[insa : at rok br]oþu[r :] (s)[en] ... ...(þ)biarn : hiu

Normalisation (Old Norse)

... [o]k Óhneigr(?) þeir létu marka stein þenna at Hrók, bróður sinn ... [Au]ðbjôrn(?)/[Vi]ðbjôrn(?) hjó.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

... [o]k OhnæigR(?) þæiR letu marka stæin þennsa at Hrok, broður sinn ... [Au]ðbiorn(?)/[Vi]ðbiorn(?) hio.

Translation (English)

... and Óhneigr(?), they had this stone marked in memory of Hrókr, their brother ... Auðbjôrn(?)/Viðbjôrn(?) cut.

Translation (Swedish)

… och <onekR> de lät märka denna sten efter Rok, sin broder … Ödbjörn(?)/vidbjörn(?) högg.

Location

Found location
Säva
Parish
Gryta sn
District
Hagunda hd
Municipality
Enköping
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
15 m Ö of the current location
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.767579, 17.388653
Current latitude and longitude
59.767582, 17.388386

Classification

Carver
Ödbjörn (S); Vidbjörn (S) [Stille 1999b:139]
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 2
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 870 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/8828c547-a47a-47a9-999a-fbb224ccf491
  • Image of U 870 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/d149a7c4-2f25-41c8-8df4-11bce5b42bdf
  • Image of U 870 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/dbeeb49f-cacd-48b9-a34c-c5ec204cbd36
  • Image of U 870 source: https://digitaltmuseum.se/011013957216
  • Image of U 870 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Richard Dybeck; license: Public domain source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_870,_S%C3%A4va.jpg