U 948 $

Also known as: B 408, L 206

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, red-grey granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

' stRþinkr × lit resa stin × iftR × arna × sun × sen × han × fyr × hayrt × lant × þelfi ' auk ' aurikia ' iuku ' runar ' iftR ' bruþur ' sin

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Styðingr/Stœðingr lét reisa stein eptir Árna, son sinn. Hann fór hvart(?) land(?) Þjalfi ok Órœkja hjoggu rúnar eptir bróður sinn.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

StyðingR/StøðingR let ræisa stæin æftiR Arna, sun sinn. Hann for hvart(?) land(?) Þialfi ok Orøkia hioggu runaR æftiR broður sinn.

Translation (English)

Styðingr/Stœðingr had the stone raised in memory of Árni, his son. He travelled to every land (?) Þjalfi and Órœkja cut the runes in memory of their brother.

Translation (Swedish)

Styding/Stöding lät resa stenen efter Arne, sin son. Han for till varje(?) land(?). Tjälve och Orökja högg runorna efter sin broder.

Location

Found location
Danmarks by, Fålebro
Parish
Danmarks sn
District
Vaksala hd
Municipality
Uppsala
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.825237, 17.736743

Classification

Carver
Torgöt Fotsarve (A); Tjälve 1 (S); Orökja 2 (S); Fot 2 (A)
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 948 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/0fb8f7ff-c3aa-4caa-b183-a0adf7cbc306
  • Image of U 948 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/4c1cda99-9335-45ee-a759-9cb04f548fe4
  • Image of U 948 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/8512ce48-848d-48b3-b635-045c8cd5f353
  • Image of U 948 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Uwe Zimmermann; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U948_runes.png