Runestone U 649
September 19, 2019
The carvings of the stone are in the runestone style Pr 2 (c. 1020-1050) pertaining to the Ringerike style.
The inscription is not signed.
The granite stone is c. 1,55 m tall and 0,70 m wide.
Runic inscription
The rune text begins at the head end of the animal.
Runes
᛫ ᚢᛁᚴᛁᚵᚱ ᛫ ᛅᚢᚴ ᛫ ᛒᛅᛚᛋᛁ ᛫ ᛅᚢᚴ ᛫ ᛂᛘᛁᚵᚱ ᛫ [ᚦᛅᛁᚱ] ᛫ ᚱᛅᛁᛋᛏᚢ ᛫ ᛋᛅᛁᚾ × ᚦᛂᚾ[ᚬ] ᛫ ᛁᚠᛏ[ᛁᛦ] ᛫ ᚴᚢᚦᚱᛁᚴ ᛫ ᚠᛅᚦᚢᚱ ᛫ ᛋᛁᚾ ᛫
Transliteration
* uikigr * auk * balsi * auk * emigr …r * raistu * sain × þen[o] * ift[iʀ] * kuþrik * faþur * sin *
Old Norse
VikingR ok Balsi ok HæmingR [þæi]R ræistu stæin þenna æftiR Guðrik, faður sinn.
English
Víkingr and Balsi and Hemingr, they raised this stone in memory of Guðríkr, their father.
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Övergrans, Uppland, Sweden
U 649