Left Side of the Örby Stone — U 1011
December 20, 2018
The carvings of the stone are in the Urnes style pertaining to the phase Pr4 of the runestone style.
Runic inscription
Runes
ᚢᛁᚼᛘᚢᚾᛏᚱ ᛫ ᛚᛁᛏ ᛫ ᛅᚴᚢᛅ ᛫ ᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ ᛫ ᛅᛏ ᛫ ᛋᛁᚴ ᛫ ᛋᛁᛚᚠᚯᚾ ᛫ ᛋᛁᚢᛁᛅᛋᛏᚱ ᛫ ᛘᚯᚾᚯ ᛫ ᚴᚢᚦ ᛫ ᛁᛅᛁᛒᛁ ᛋᛁᛅᛚ ᛫ ᚢᛁᚼᛘᚢᚾᛏᚱ ᛫ ᛋᛏᚢᚱᛁᛘᚯᚾᛋ
Transliteration
uihmuntr ‘ lit ‘ agua * stain * at ‘ sig ‘ selfon ‘ slyiastr ‘ mono ‘ guþ ‘ ia[l]bi (s)ial ‘ uihmuntar * styrimons
Old Norse
Vígmundr lét hǫggva stein at sik sjalfan, slœgjastr manna. Guð hjalpi sál Vígmundar stýrimanns.
English
Vígmundr had the stone cut in memory of himself, the most skillful of men. May God help Vígmundr the captain’s soul.
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Örby, Uppland, Sweden
Universitetsparken (The University Park), Uppsala
U 1011