U 885

Also known as: B 368, L 79

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, light red granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

uikR ' auk sihstain ' auk| |karl ' þaiR l[itu '] stain ' rita ' at sihat ' faþur sin ' iu

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Vígr ok Sigsteinn ok Karl þeir létu stein rétta at Sighvat, fôður sinn <iu>.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

VigR ok Sigstæinn ok Karl þæiR letu stæin retta at Sighvat, faður sinn <iu>.

Translation (English)

Vígr and Sigsteinn and Karl, they had the stone erected in memory of Sighvatr, their father ...

Translation (Swedish)

Vig och Sigsten och Karl de lät uppresa stenen efter Sigvat, sin fader …

Location

Found location
Ingla
Parish
Skogstibble sn (nu Skogs-Tibble)
District
Hagunda hd
Municipality
Uppsala
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.836647, 17.308669

Classification

Carver
Åsmund (A)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A1; B1; C9-C10; D1; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 885 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/1f7c9f07-d1ce-4300-b24d-f4490fa2b0bf
  • Image of U 885 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/27c5eec5-c310-4def-ac60-f801df561257
  • Image of U 885 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/a0ea2e8c-8ef1-4a9b-b465-9cf8a1a4dad8
  • Image of U 885 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/a3e50996-13a6-47b8-8bd2-3ecef41d77c8
  • Image of U 885 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/f2bb1bd4-7d68-48b1-b027-0cef96284edc
  • Image of U 885 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/cde26552-4f5b-4449-b020-ebf94fc5c633
  • Image of U 885 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/ed5aeff0-29e5-4d59-9bcb-b9b349649a4a