U 895

Also known as: B 431, L 119

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite gneiss
Found Present

Texts

Transliteration

§A tan ' u[k] ' skali ['] uk ' biar[n ' l]i(t)u risa stain (þ)(i)[nsa ·] §B (a)t ' borfast ' faþu-

Normalisation (Old Norse)

§A Danr ok Skalli ok Bjôrn létu reisa stein þenna §B at Borgfast, fôðu[r].

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

§A Dan ok Skalli ok Biorn letu ræisa stæin þennsa §B at Borgfast, faðu[r].

Translation (English)

§A Danr and Skalli and Bjôrn had this stone raised §B in memory of Borgfastr, (their) father.

Translation (Swedish)

Dan och Skalle och Björn lät resa denna sten efter Borgfast, (sin) fader.

Location

Found location
Flogsta
Current location
At Håga.
Parish
Bondkyrka sn (nu Uppsala)
District
Ulleråkers hd
Municipality
Uppsala
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
No
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.847814, 17.584736
Current latitude and longitude
59.839147, 17.585594

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A3; B3; D1; E3; F3; G6
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 895 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/79c0708e-ef5a-4483-86a2-23a303003a59
  • Image of U 895 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Uwe Zimmermann; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U895_runes.png
  • Image of U 895 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Uwe Zimmermann; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U895.jpg