U 980

Also known as: U 981, B 383, L 186, L 187

Lost?
No
Object
fragment of runestone
Material
stone, red-grey granite
Found Present

Texts

Transliteration

[× ailifr × auk siku]iþr × li[tu × raisa × stain × iftiR + uifast] × faþu[r × sin +]

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Eilífr ok Sigviðr létu reisa stein eptir Véfast, fôður sinn.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

ÆilifR ok Sigviðr letu ræisa stæin æftiR Vifast, faður sinn.

Translation (English)

Eilífr and Sigviðr had the stone raised in memory of Véfastr, their father.

Translation (Swedish)

Eliv och Sigvid lät resa stenen efter Vifast, sin fader.

Location

Found location
Prästgården
Current location
To the left of the entrance to Gamla Uppsala Church.
Parish
Gamla Uppsala sn (nu Uppsala)
District
Vaksala hd
Municipality
Uppsala
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.899498, 17.629497
Current latitude and longitude
59.899407, 17.632208

Classification

Carver
Fot 2 (A)
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4?
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 980 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/69a35003-e054-4f33-ae7a-4fc835053eae
  • Image of U 980 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/75c6a7a0-36ec-47df-aad7-c5daaa408e98
  • Image of U 980 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Thorr:vigi; license: CC BY 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U980_U979_Gamla_Uppsala.jpeg
  • Image of U 980 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Johan Peringskiöld; license: Public domain source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U980.jpg