Runestone U 448
April 21, 2022
The carvings of the stone are in the runestone style Pr 3 (c. 1045-1075) pertaining to the early Urnes style.
The inscription is not signed.
The granite stone is c. 1,80 m tall above ground and 1,20 m wide across the base.
Runic inscription
The rune text begins at the head end of the animal.
Runes
(ᛁ)ᚴᚢᛚ × ᛅᚢᚴ × ᛒᛁᚢᚱᚾ × ᛚᛁᛏᚢ × ᚱᛅᛁᛋᛅ × ᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ × ᛂᚠᛏᛁᛦ × ᚦᚢᚱᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ × ᚠᛅᚦᚢᚱ [× ᛋᛁᚾ]
Transliteration
(i)kul × auk × biurn × litu × raisa × stain × eftiʀ × þurstain × faþur …
Old Norse
Igull ok Biorn letu ræisa stæin æftiR Þorstæin, faður [sinn].
English
Ígull and Bjǫrn had the stone raised in memory of Thorsteinn, their father.
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Harg, Uppland, Sweden
U 448