U 956

Also known as: L 211

Lost?
No
Object
stone block
Material
stone, granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

' stniltr ' lit · rita stain þino ' abtiR ' uiþbiurn ' krikfara ' buanta sin kuþ hialbi hos| |salu| |uk| |kuþs u muþiR osmuntr kara sun markaþi

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Steinhildr lét rétta stein þenna eptir Viðbjôrn Grikkfara, bónda sinn. Guð hjalpi hans sálu ok Guðs <u> móðir. Ásmundr Kára sonr markaði.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Stæinhildr let retta stæin þenna æptiR Viðbiorn Grikkfara, boanda sinn. Guð hialpi hans salu ok Guðs <u> moðiR. Asmundr Kara sunn markaði.

Translation (English)

Steinhildr had this stone erected in memory of Viðbjôrn, her husband, a traveller to Greece. May God and God's mother help his soul. Ásmundr Kári' son marked.

Translation (Swedish)

Stenhild lät uppresa denna sten efter Vidbjörn Greklandsfarare, sin man. Gud och Guds moder hjälpe hans själ. Åsmund Kåreson ristade.

Location

Found location
Vedyxa
Parish
Danmarks sn
District
Vaksala hd
Municipality
Uppsala
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
Yes
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.848182, 17.771030

Classification

Carver
Åsmund (S)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A1; B1; D1; E9; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 3
Dating
Viking age

Additional information

Ristningsytan utgörs av två plan i trubbig vinkel mot varandra.

References

Images

  • Image of U 956 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/1902cf10-f145-4ad9-98c4-2a0f63d4b32d
  • Image of U 956 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/2dab7864-5f11-4889-a15a-7512d84db6dc
  • Image of U 956 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/3c3a7100-7baf-45ba-9101-5e92a026e7d8
  • Image of U 956 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/6b87a5f7-a40a-42e9-842c-a52bd6af56b4
  • Image of U 956 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/6f815721-2e00-4e4e-83a5-76e5dc56154a
  • Image of U 956 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/b53f8254-34f9-47ce-a3a9-17dcb9eac27b
  • Image of U 956 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/d8ca2cd9-45aa-41c0-997b-1fff49d743f7
  • Image of U 956 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/de00eda1-6164-4196-9bbf-c2a8e15e2a59
  • Image of U 956 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/17ae2967-5a59-4bd2-a1a0-882277da3ab5
  • Image of U 956 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/c7b572a6-62d7-4399-8f88-67269025f2aa