Runestone U 874
April 28, 2022
The carvings of the stone are in the runestone style Pr 3 (c. 1045-1075) pertaining to the early Urnes style.
The inscription is not signed.
The granite stone is c. 1,92 m tall (1,50 above ground), 1,32 m wide and 0,50 m thick.
Runic inscription
The rune text begins at the head end of the animal.
Runes
× ᛁᛅᚱᛚ × ᛅᚢᚴ × ᛏᛁ… … × ᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ × ᛅᛏ × ᚴᛅᛁᛣᚠᛅᛋᛏ × ᚠᛅᚦᚢᚱ × ᛋᛁᚾ ×
Transliteration
× iarl × auk × ti… … stain × at × kaiʀfast × faþur sin ×
Old Norse
Iarl ok … … stæin at GæiRfast, faður sinn.
English
Jarl and … … the stone in memory of Geirfastr, their father.
Notes
The stone was rediscovered in 2016.
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Hagby, Uppland, Sweden
U 874