Runestone U 1006
July 4, 2019
The carvings of the stone are in the runestone style Pr 4 (c. 1070-1100) pertaining to the Urnes style.
The granite stone is c. 1,84 m tall and 1,45 m wide.
Runic inscription
The rune text starts at the tail end of the animal.
Runes
ᚢᛁᚴᛏᚽᚱᚠᚱ ᛅᚢᚴ ‘ ᛁᚢᚱᚢᚾᛏᚱ * ᛅᚢᚴ * ᛋᛁᚴᛒᛁᛅᚱ[ᚿ * ᛚᛁᛏᚢ *] ᚱᛁᛋᛆ * ᛋᛏᛆᛁᚿ * ᚽᚠᛏᛦ * ᛋᚢᛆᚱ[ᛏ]ᚢᚿᚴ ‘ ᚠᛆᚦᚢᚱ ‘ ᛋᛁᚿ
Transliteration
uikterfr auk ‘ iuruntr * auk * sikbiar[n * litu *] risa * stain * iftiʀ * suar[t]unk ‘ faþur ‘ sin
Old Norse
VigdiarfR ok Iorundr ok Sigbiorn letu ræisa stæin æftiR Svartung, faður sinn.
English
Vígdjarfr and Jǫrundr and Sigbjǫrn had the stone raised in memory of Svartungr, their father.
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Lejsta, Uppland, Sweden
U 1006