Runestone U 1084
April 2, 2020
The carvings of the stone are in the runestone style Pr 5 (c. 1100-1130) pertaining to the late Urnes style.
Though the inscription is not signed, it is attributed to the runemaster Öpir for stylistic reasons.
The granite stone is c. 1,52 m tall and 1,10 m wide.
Runic inscription
The rune text begins at the tail end of the animal.
Runes
ᛆᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾ ‘ ᚢᚴ ‘ ᛁᚾᚴᛁᛅᛚᛏᚱ ‘ ᚢᚴ ‘ ᛂᛘᛁᚾᚴᚱ ‘ ᛚᛁᛏᚢ ‘ ᚱᛁᛏᛅ ‘ ᛋᛏᛅᛁᚿ ‘ ᛁᚠᛏᛁᛦ [‘] ᛒᛁᛅᚱᚿ ‘ ᚠᛅᚦᚱ ‘ ᛋᛁᚿ ‘
Transliteration
abiarn ‘ uk ‘ inkialtr ‘ uk ‘ eminkr ‘ litu ‘ rita ‘ stain ‘ iftiʀ [‘] biarn ‘ faþr ‘ sin ‘
Old Norse
Abiorn ok Ingialdr ok HæmingR letu retta stæin æftiR Biorn, faður sinn.
English
Ábjǫrn and Ingjaldr and Hemingr had the stone erected in memory of Bjǫrn, their father.
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Hämringe, Uppland, Sweden
U 1084