U 980

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

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

Location

Found location
Prästgården
Parish
Gamla Uppsala sn (nu Uppsala)
District
Vaksala hd
Municipality
Uppsala
Current location
To the left of the entrance to Gamla Uppsala Church.

Classification

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

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.899498, 17.629497
Current latitude and longitude
59.899407, 17.632208

Texts

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.

Transliteration

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

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.

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