U Fv1959;196

Lost?
No
Object
solid stone cist
Material
stone, sandstone
Dating
Viking age early 12th century
Found Present

Location

Found location
Hammarby kyrka
Parish
Hammarby sn
District
Vallentuna hd
Municipality
Upplands Väsby
Current location
In the mortuary chapel.

Classification

Carver
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
romanskt
Rune type
Style

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.537469, 17.923437
Current latitude and longitude
59.537392, 17.922124

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

"Kristin lét gera merki eptir son sinn. Hverr sem rúnum ráðr hafi bœnir fyrir "Ála/"Alla sál. "Soni var faðir "Ála/"Alla.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

"Kristin let giæra mærki æftiR sun senn. Hværr sum runum raðr hafi bøniR fyriR "Ala/"Alla sial. "Suni vaR faðiR "Ala/"Alla.

Transliteration

× kr(e)stin × let × giara × merki × eftiR × sun sen × huir sum runum riþr × hafi byniR × firiR × alah sial × suni ÷ uaR faþiR ala ×

Translation (English)

Kristin had the landmark made in memory of her son. Everyone who interprets the runes have prayers for Áli's/Alli's soul. Soni was the father of Áli/Alli.

Translation (Swedish)

Kristin lät göra minnesmärket efter sin son. Var och en som tyder runorna have böner för Åles/Alles själ. Sune var Åles/Alles fader.

Additional information

På översidan finns ett romanskt kors i relief. Har stått på en grav på kyrkogården.

References