U 896

Also known as: B 435, L 118

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, blue-grey coarse-grained granite
Found Present

Texts

Transliteration

... [l]itu raisa stain + fir ' ont · iy--m + sun + sain + tauþr + fita+faþum ' i tai'ma... ... riþ runaR ubiR

Normalisation (Old Norse)

... létu reisa stein fyrir ônd Ey[nda]r(?), son sinn, dauðr [í] hvítaváðum í Danmô[rku](?) ... Réð rúnar Œpir.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

... letu ræisa stæin fyr and Øy[nda]R(?), sun sinn, dauðr [i] hvitavaðum i Danma[rku](?) ... Reð runaR ØpiR.

Translation (English)

... had the stone raised for the spirit of Eyndr(?), their son, (who) died in christening robes in Denmark(?) ... Œpir arranged the runes.

Translation (Swedish)

… lät resa stenen för sin son Önds(?) ande, död i dopkläder i Danmark(?) … Öpir ombesörjde runorna.

Location

Found location
Håga
Current location
In Universitetsparken, Uppsala.
Parish
Bondkyrka sn (nu Uppsala)
District
Ulleråkers hd
Municipality
Uppsala
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
No
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.838205, 17.581548
Current latitude and longitude
59.858651, 17.631259

Classification

Carver
Öpir 1 (S), does not appear to have been carved by Öpir.
Number of crosses
3
Cross form
A1; B3; C6-C7-C8; D1; F3 & A1; B1; C6-C7; D1; F3 & A8; B1; F1
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 1?
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 896 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/b43ba8dc-103d-4b13-9e1e-efd89ab9ecb2