Runestone U 860
May 2, 2019
The carvings of the stone are in the runestone style Pr 3 (c. 1045-1075) pertaining to the early Urnes style.
Though the inscription is not signed, it is attributed to the runemaster Åsmund for stylistic reasons.
The granite stone is c. 1,70 m tall and 1,43 m wide.
Runic inscription
The runic inscription starts at the neck of the animal to the left.
Runes
ᚠᛅ[ᛋ]ᛏᛒᛁᚢᚱᚾ ‘ ᚢᚴ ᚦᚢᚱᚢᚦᚱ ‘ ᛚᛁᛏᚢ ᚱᛁᛏᛅ ᛋᛏᛁᚿ ᚦᛁᚾᚭ ‘ [ᛅᛒᛏᛁᛦ ᛁᚾᚴᛁᚠᛅᛋᛏ ᛒᚢᛅᚾᛏᛅ ᛋᛁᚾ] ‘ [ᚴ](ᚢ)[ᛁ](ᚦ) ᛡᛁᛆ[ᛚ]ᛒᛁ ᛡᚭᚿᛋ ᛆᚿᛏ ᚢᚴ| |ᚴᚢᚦᛋ (ᛘ)ᚢᚦᛁᛦ
Transliteration
fa[s]tbiurn ‘ uk þuruþr ‘ litu rita stin þino ‘ [abtiʀ inkifast buanta sin] ‘ [k](u)[i](þ) hia[l]bi hons ant uk| |ku(þ)s (m)uþiʀ
Old Norse
Fastbiorn ok Þoruðr letu retta stæin þenna æftiʀ Ingifast, boanda sinn. Guð hialpi hans and ok Guðs moðiʀ.
English
Fastbjǫrn and Thórunnr had this stone erected in memory of Ingifastr, their husbandman. May God and God’s mother help his spirit.
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Måsta, Uppland, Sweden U 860