U 968

Also known as: B 391, L 199

Lost?
No
Object
2 fragment av runsten
Material
stone, blågrå granit
Dating
V
Found

Location

Found location
Bolsta
Parish
Vaksala sn (nu Uppsala)
District
Vaksala hd
Municipality
Uppsala
Original site
nej

Classification

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

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.872251, 17.696307

Texts

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.

Transliteration

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

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.

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