U 968

Also known as: B 391, L 199

Lost?
No
Object
2 fragments of runestone
Material
stone, blue-grey granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

[stoþi · auk · sihtiarfr · þorker · lit]u · ris[t]a · stin at · aistu[lf · b]roþu[r ·] (s)in [sun þorkerþa]

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Stóði ok Sigdjarfr [ok] Þorgerðr létu rista stein at Eistulf, bróður sinn, son Þorgerðar.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Stoði ok SigdiarfR [ok] Þorgærðr letu rista stæin at Æistulf, broður sinn, sun ÞorgærðaR.

Translation (English)

Stóði and Sigdjarfr and Þorgerðr had the stone carved in memory of Eistulfr, their brother, Þorgerðr's son.

Translation (Swedish)

Stode och Sigdjärv och Torgärd lät rista stenen efter Estulv, sin broder, Torgärds son.

Location

Found location
Bolsta
Parish
Vaksala sn (nu Uppsala)
District
Vaksala hd
Municipality
Uppsala
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
No
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.872251, 17.696307

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A4; B1; C7-C8; D1; E3; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4?
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 968 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/33459b68-cd70-446c-8819-f6fe1cbd5bdf
  • Image of U 968 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/68afd045-ea79-4f40-a0cd-cf7a6f2d6b35
  • Image of U 968 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Johannes Haquini Rhezelius; license: Public domain source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U968.jpg
  • Image of U 968 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Johannes Bureus; license: Public domain source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U968B.jpg