Runestone U 1096
April 23, 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. 1,50 m tall and 0,99 m wide.
Runic inscription
The rune text begins at the tail end of the animal.
Runes
ᚵᚢᚾᛁᛚᚠᚱ ‘ ᛚᛁᛏ ‘ ᚱᛅᛁᛋᛅ ‘ ᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ ‘ ᛂᚠᛏᛁᛦ ᛅᛋᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾ ‘ ᚢᚴ ‘ ᛅᛏ ‘ ᚴᚢᛏᛅ ‘ ᛋᚢᚾᛁ ‘ ᛋᛁᚾᛅ
Transliteration
gunilfr ‘ lit ‘ raisa ‘ stain ‘ eftiʀ asbiarn ‘ uk ‘ at ‘ kuta ‘ suni ‘ sina
Old Norse
GunnælfR let ræisa stæin æftiR Asbiorn ok at Guta, syni sina.
English
Gunnelfr had the stone raised in memory of Ásbjǫrn and in memory of Goti, her sons.
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Rörby, Uppland, Sweden
U 1096