U 887

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, reddish coarse-grained granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

× iokeR × auk × fastkeR × auk × au(r)(i)(k)r × litu · rita · sten × yftiR × borkeR × faþur sin frehn selfr · hiok × aurikr × yfti : sin · faþur · runi · þisa · roþi ' sa ' kuni

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Jógeirr ok Fastgeirr ok Auðríkr/Eyríkr létu rétta stein eptir Borggeir, fôður sinn frægan. Sjalfr hjó Auðríkr/Eyríkr eptir sinn fôður rúnar þessar. Ráði sá kunni.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

IogæiRR ok FastgæiRR ok AurikR/ØyrikR letu retta stæin æftiR BorggæiR, faður sinn frægan. SialfR hiogg AurikR/ØyrikR æftiR sinn faður runi þessa. Raði sa kunni.

Translation (English)

Jógeirr and Fastgeirr and Auðríkr/Eyríkr had the stone erected in memory of Borggeirr, their acclaimed father. Auðríkr/Eyríkr cut these runes himself in memory of his father. Interpret, he who can.

Translation (Swedish)

Joger och Fastger och Ödrik/Örik lät uppresa stenen efter Borgger, sin frejdade fader. Själv högg Ödrik/Örik efter sin fader dessa runor. Tyde den som kan.

Location

Found location
Skillsta
Parish
Skogstibble sn (nu Skogs-Tibble)
District
Hagunda hd
Municipality
Uppsala
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.816636, 17.340638

Classification

Carver
Örik (S)
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4
Dating
Viking age

Additional information

Enda kända stenen av Örik, ornamentiken mycket skickligt gjord.

References

Images

  • Image of U 887 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/22f38047-d5f3-45d0-9b89-50fdb4f18a37
  • Image of U 887 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/63719d40-69c2-40be-a1a4-72f543df1e41
  • Image of U 887 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/705a3925-7dc5-457b-9a97-dc7e09ad028b
  • Image of U 887 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/9c307d24-a95e-4db3-8b82-57d046cac2a3
  • Image of U 887 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/d9763b52-10c0-4ede-a3ee-2e57b298baf0
  • Image of U 887 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/e08aa0dc-5a82-4eb5-8d18-acc1bba22e86
  • Image of U 887 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/6056741d-3828-4dcf-86f2-c6d5e1bc91e6
  • Image of U 887 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Richard Dybeck; license: Public domain source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_887,_Skillsta.jpg