U 896

Also known as: B 435, L 118

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

Location

Found location
Håga
Parish
Bondkyrka sn (nu Uppsala)
District
Ulleråkers hd
Municipality
Uppsala
Current location
In Universitetsparken, Uppsala.
Original site
No

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?

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.838205, 17.581548
Current latitude and longitude
59.858651, 17.631259

Texts

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.

Transliteration

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

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.

References

Images

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