Jonas Lau Markussen

Right Side of the Örby Stone — U 1011

The carvings of the stone are in the Urnes style pertaining to the phase Pr4 of the runestone style.

 

Runic inscription

 

Runes
ᚢᛁᚼᛘᚢᚾᛏᚱ ᛫ ᛅᚢᚴ ᛫ ᛅᚠᛁᚱᛁᚦ ᛬ ᛁᚴᚢ ᛘᛁᚱᚴᛁ ᛫ ᛅᛏ ᚴᚢᛁᚴᚢᛅᚾ ᛫ ᛋᛁᚴ

 

Transliteration

uihmuntr * auk ‘ afiriþ : eku merki ‘ at kuikuan * sik *

 

Old Norse

Vígmundr ok Áfríðr hjoggu merki at kvikvan sik

 

English

Vígmundr and Áfríðr cut the landmark in memory of themselves while alive.

 

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Örby, Uppland, Sweden
Universitetsparken (The University Park), Uppsala
U 1011

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