Jonas Lau Markussen

Runestone U 366

The carvings of the stone were probably in the runestone style Pr 4 (c. 1070-1100) pertaining to the Urnes style.

 

The inscription is not signed.

 

Fragment of a runestone. The size is unknown.

 

 

Runic inscription

 

The rune text ran vertically along the edge of the fragment.

 

 

Runes

 

[… ᚢᛅᛦ ᛫ ᛏᛅᚢᚦᚱ × ᛁ ᛅᚢᛋᛐᚱ ᛫ ᚢᛁᚼ- …]

 

 

Transliteration

 

[… uaʀ * tauþr × i austr*uih- …]

 

 

Old Norse

 

… vaR dauðr i austrveg[i] …

 

 

English

 

… died on the eastern route …

 

 

Notes

 

Known only from an illustration by Rhezelius. Now lost.

 

 

———

Gådersta, Uppland, Sweden (now lost)

U 366

 

 

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