U 978

Also known as: B 387, L 184

Found
Gamla Uppsala kyrka
Current
Inmurad utvändigt i absidväggen.
Dating
V
Material
stone, ljusröd sandsten
Found

Location

Found location
Gamla Uppsala kyrka
Parish
Gamla Uppsala sn (nu Uppsala)
District
Vaksala hd
Municipality
Uppsala
Current location
Inmurad utvändigt i absidväggen.
Original site
nej
Original coordinates
59.899398, 17.632208
Parish code
3054 (Gamla Uppsala); 0282 (Uppsala), 280:1 [objektid=10028202800001]

Classification

Dating
V
Year range
725 – 1100
Style
Pr 2
Carver
Erik (A) [Källström 2014a]
Material type
stone
Material
ljusröd sandsten
Object
runsten
Crosses
A4; B3; C1; D1; E3; F3

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

"Sigviðr [reist]i stein þenna "Englandsfari eptir "Védjarf, fôður ... ... ...

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

"Sigviðr [ræist]i stæin þenna "Ænglandsfari æftiR "Vidiarf, faður ... ... ...

Transliteration

sihuiþr ...-i + stain + þina + iklats+fari + iftir + uitarf + faþ(u)(r) [+ -... ...sia]... ...ku---

Translation (English)

Sigviðr, traveller to England, raised this stone in memory of Védjarfr, (his) father ...

Translation (Swedish)

Sigvid Englandsfararen reste denna sten efter Vidjärv, [sin] fader …

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