U 954

Also known as: B 409, L 208

Lost?
Yes
Object
runsten
Material
stone
Dating
V
Found

Location

Found location
Söderby
Parish
Danmarks sn
District
Vaksala hd
Municipality
Uppsala

Classification

Carver
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
Rune type
Style
Pr 1?

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.810688, 17.749858

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Þau(?) "Eyríkr(?)/"Auðríkr(?) frændr rei[st]u s[tein epti]r "Helga, bróður sinn. En "Sassurr drap hann ok gerði niðingsverk, sveik félaga sinn. "Guð hjalp ônd hans.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Þau(?) "ØyrikR(?)/"Au(ð)rikR(?) frændr ræi[st]u s[tæin æfti]R "Hælga, broður sinn. En "Sassurr drap hann ok gærði niðingsverk, svæik felaga sinn. "Guð hialp and hans.

Transliteration

[× þRu : aRrukr : fretr : ri--u : s... ...-r : helka : bruþr : sin : en : sasur : trab : han : ouk : kaþ · niþiks:uerk : seik : felka : sin : kuþ : helb : hut : has ×]

Translation (English)

Eyríkr(?)/Auðríkr(?) and his kinsmen, they raised the stone in memory of Helgi, their brother. And Sassurr killed him and made (= did) a villainous deed, betrayed his partner. God help his spirit.

Translation (Swedish)

Örik(?)/Ödrik(?) och de andra fränderna reste stenen efter Helge, sin broder. Och Sassur dräpte honom och gjorde nidingsverk, svek sin följesman. Gud hjälp hans ande.

References

Images

  • Image of U 954 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/3590a2c0-5db8-4acb-9706-ba7427c5b0a6