U 889 $

Also known as: B 371, L 81

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, red granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

§P aosu[l]f(R) ' uk| |kair × arfaR × fa(s)[t---fs ' stin ritu þiR saotr ' nau---]u furiR ' aot ' -anþursuki...noaR §Q aosu[l]f(R) ' uk| |kair × arfaR × fa(s)[t---fs ' stin ritu þiR saotr ' nau---]u furiR ' aot ' anþurs uk| |ki[R]...noaR

Normalisation (Old Norse)

§P Ásulfr ok Geirr, arfar Fast... stein réttu. Þeir <saotr> <nau---u> fyrir ônd ... §Q Ásulfr ok Geirr, arfar Fast[ul]fs stein réttu þeir. Stendr <nau---u> fyrir ônd Arnþórs ok Geir[bjar]nar(?).

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

§P AsulfR ok GæiRR, arfaR Fast... stæin rettu. ÞæiR <saotr> <nau---u> fyriR and ... §Q AsulfR ok GæiRR, arfaR Fast[ul]fs stæin rettu þæiR. Standr <nau---u> fyriR and Arnþors ok GæiR[biar]naR(?).

Translation (English)

§P Ásulfr and Geirr, Fast-...'s heirs, they erected the stone. They ... for the spirit ... §Q Ásulfr and Geirr, Fastulfr's heirs, they erected the stone. Stands ... for the spirit of Arnþórr and Geirbjôrn(?).

Translation (Swedish)

§P Åsulv och Ger, arvingar av Fast- ... uppreste stenen. De ...för ande … §Q Åsulv och Ger, Fastulvs arvingar de uppreste stenen. Står ...för Andors ande och Gerbjörns.

Location

Found location
Västerby
Parish
Ålands sn
District
Hagunda hd
Municipality
Uppsala
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
Yes
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.879888, 17.269883

Classification

Carver
(Öpir 1 (A)), resembles Öpir, but the ornamentation is degenerate and the knowledge of the runes deficient. [not Öpir, Åhlén 1997]
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 889 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/0c1c498e-e510-4874-bd6a-9c15b5b864b7
  • Image of U 889 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/4d83f6a9-85ad-4095-90b2-49ac4b6f9d5a
  • Image of U 889 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/5d9ad4a2-2823-44f0-aa2a-a791f69c630c
  • Image of U 889 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/6d338b7a-e8a6-48ba-ab9c-558c9b40540e
  • Image of U 889 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/732051e0-b44b-4803-978b-e75b2efa76b7
  • Image of U 889 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/975918af-3e22-4375-8fd5-edc0fe8947e8
  • Image of U 889 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/a2041fa3-d8cd-47ab-8a93-1d9d0f414453
  • Image of U 889 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/d4b84e49-f7ef-41cc-9930-bfb2f1442206
  • Image of U 889 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/44a39e56-aa63-43f2-a2d2-6905eb17a416
  • Image of U 889 source: https://digitaltmuseum.se/011013957243
  • Image of U 889 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Zejo; license: Public domain source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Runestone_U_889.jpg
  • Image of U 889 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Berig; license: CC BY 2.5 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_889,_V%C3%A4sterby.jpg