Runestone U 544
March 12, 2020
The carvings of the stone are in the runestone style Pr 5 (c. 1100-1130) pertaining to the late Urnes style.
The inscription is signed by the runemaster Öpir.
The sandstone is c. 0,97 m tall and 0,53 m wide.
Runic inscription
The rune text begins at the tail end of the animal.
Runes
ᚼᚢᛚᛏᚢᚱ ‘ ᛒᛅᚦ ‘ ᚤᛒᛁᛦ ᚱᛁᛋᛏᛅ ᚱᚢᚾᛅ ᚦᛁᛋᛅ
Transliteration
hultur ‘ baþ ‘ ybiʀ rista runa þisa
Old Norse
Holmdorr(?) bað ØpiR rista runaR þessaR.
English
Holmdórr(?) ordered Œpir to carve these runes.
Notes
It is unusual that the commissioner hasn’t raised the stone in memory of someone else. Though the runestone L 145 is similar in this respect.
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Husby-Lyhundra, Uppland, Sweden
U 544