Runestone U 720
October 31, 2019
The carvings of the stone are in the runestone style Pr 1 (c. 1010-1040) pertaining to the Ringerike style.
The inscription is not signed.
The granite stone is c. 1,80 m tall and 1,22 m wide.
Runic inscription
The rune text begins at the head end of the animal.
Runes
ᛘᚤᚾᛏᛁᛚ ᛬ ᛅᚢᚴ ᛬ ᚠᛅᚱᛒᛁᚢᚱᚾ ᛬ ᛅᚢᚴ ᛬ ᛅᚱᚾᚴᛂᛦ ᛬ ᛅᚢᚴ ᛬ ᚴᛁᚵᚢᛘᛅᚾᛏᚱ ᛬ ᛚᛁᛏᚢ ᛬ ᚱᛂᛋᛅ ᛋᛏᛂᚾ ᛬ ᚦᛂᚾᛋᛅ ᛬ ᚢ ᛬ ᚤ(ᛒ)-ᛁᚱ ᛬ ᛁᛅᛒ ᛬ ᚠᛅᚦᚢᚱ ᛬ (ᛋ)ᛁᚾ
Transliteration
myntil : auk : farbiurn : auk : arnkeʀ : auk : kigumantr : litu : resa sten : þensa : u : y(b)-iʀ : iab : faþur : -in
Old Norse
Myndill ok Farbiorn ok ArngæiRR ok 〈kigumantr〉 letu ræisa stæin þennsa 〈u〉 〈yb-iR〉 Iarp(?), faður [s]inn.
English
Myndill and Farbjǫrn and Arngeirr and … had this stone raised … … Jarp(?), their father.
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Hånningby, Uppland, Sweden
U 720