U 899

Also known as: B 434, L 120

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, light-coloured granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

þorkisl × auk × kisl × litu × raisa × stain × iftiR × suain fa-... × sin

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Þorgísl ok Gísl létu reisa stein eptir Svein, fô[ður] sinn.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Þorgisl ok Gisl letu ræisa stæin æftiR Svæin, fa[ður] sinn.

Translation (English)

Þorgísl and Gísl had the stone raised in memory of Sveinn, their father.

Translation (Swedish)

Torgisl och Gisl lät resa stenen efter Sven, sin fader.

Location

Found location
Vårdsätra
Parish
Bondkyrka sn (nu Uppsala)
District
Ulleråkers hd
Municipality
Uppsala
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
Yes
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.798814, 17.610919

Classification

Carver
Fot 2 (A)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A3; B1; D1; E3; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 899 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/3c4b678e-9f5b-4e3e-8b2e-e7cf6aa98aa4
  • Image of U 899 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/6a574178-eb12-40fd-ac55-94b27c77b071
  • Image of U 899 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/9a225176-ad76-4a7b-b9ba-95da53f3022c
  • Image of U 899 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/dba70603-2005-4789-b958-318d12e3db54
  • Image of U 899 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/f1a8e483-02cc-4d29-b502-d54f23d87f6b
  • Image of U 899 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/0962b5df-b55e-49c3-a195-225e861f3464
  • Image of U 899 source: https://digitaltmuseum.se/011013997657
  • Image of U 899 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Upplandsmuseet Länsmuseum för Uppsala län from Sweden; license: CC BY 2.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_899,_V%C3%A5rds%C3%A4tra.jpg
  • Image of U 899 Wikimedia Commons; artist: MartinMJohansson; license: CC BY-SA 4.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Upplands_runskrifter_U_899.JPG