Runestone U 689
March 31, 2022
The carvings of the stone are in the runestone style Pr 2 (c. 1020-1050) pertaining to the late Ringerike style.
The inscription is not signed.
The granite stone is c. 1,37 m tall and 0,83 m wide.
Runic inscription
The rune text begins at the head end of the animal.
Runes
ᛋᛁᛅᛒᛅ ᛫ ᛅᚢᚴ ᛫ ᛋᛁᛒᛁ ᛫ ᛅᚢᚴ ᛫ ᛏᚢᛒᛁ ᛫ ᛚᛁᛏᚢ ᛫ ᚱᛅᛁᛋᛅ ᛫ ᛉᛂᚱᚴᛁ ᛫ ᚦᛂᛋᛅ ᛫ ᛂᚠᛏᛁᛣ ᛫ ᚴᛅᚱᛚ ᛫ ᛒᚢᚱᚢᚦᚢᚱ ᛫ ᛋᛁᚾ ᛫
Transliteration
siab * auk * sibi * auk * tubi * litu * raisa * merki * þesa * eftiʀ * karl * buruþur * sin *
Old Norse
〈siab〉 ok Sibbi ok Tobbi/Tubbi letu ræisa mærki þessa æftiR Karl, broður sinn.
English
… and Sibbi and Tobbi/Tubbi had these landmarks raised in memory of Karl, their brother.
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Säby, Uppland, Sweden
U 689