U 977 †

Also known as: B 397, L 196

Lost?
Yes
Object
runestone
Material
stone
Found

Texts

Transliteration

[ernfriþ ok is...st litu · ra--a · sten · eftiR · kunar · faþur · sin · ok · kitulbiurn · ok · kilok · at · bonta sin fastulfr ok · iyruntr · at broþur sin]

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Ernfríðr ok ... létu re[is]a stein eptir Gunnar, fôður sinn, ok Ketilbjôrn, ok Gillaug at bónda sinn. Fastulfr ok Jôrundr at bróður sinn.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Ærnfriðr ok ... letu ræ[is]a stæin æftiR Gunnar, faður sinn, ok Kætilbiorn, ok Gillaug at bonda sinn. FastulfR ok Iorundr at broður sinn.

Translation (English)

Ernfríðr and ... had the stone raised in memory of Gunnarr, their father; and Ketilbjôrn and Gillaug in memory of their husbandman; Fastulfr and Jôrundr in memory of their brother.

Translation (Swedish)

Ärnfrid och ... lät resa stenen efter Gunnar, sin fader, och Kättilbjörn, och Gillög efter sin man. Fastulv och Jorund efter sin broder.

Location

Found location
Vittulsberg
Parish
Vaksala sn
District
Vaksala hd
Municipality
Uppsala
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.907876, 17.672412

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A1; B1; C8-C9; D1; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4?
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 977 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/ec04c711-2714-4871-bb83-64f6eaea1ecf