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Rune-stone Ängbystenen, U478, L1943:9468 in Knivsta parish, Knivsta municipality

Rune-stone Ängbystenen, U478, L1943:9468 in Knivsta parish, Knivsta municipality
Photo: Niklas Vackerdag

Runic inscription

× estriþ : let : reisa : s(t)ein : þensa : eftiR : iuar : bota : sin : auk : ikuar : auk : ikifastr : eftiR : faþur : sin : mihel : kati : at : hans

Inscription

× estriþ : let : reisa : s(t)ein : þensa : eftiR : iuar : bota : sin : auk : ikuar : auk : ikifastr : eftiR : faþur : sin : mihel : kati : at : hans

Translation

Ástríðr had this stone raised in memory of Jóarr/Ívarr, her husbandman; and Ingvarr and Ingifastr in memory of their father. May Michael protect his spirit.

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Rune-stone Ängbystenen, U478, L1943:9468 in Knivsta parish, Knivsta municipality

Facts

Monument number L1943:9468
Swedish National Heritage Board ID Knivsta 146:1
Carver Torbjörn 2 (A)
Status Confirmed on location
Place Visible above ground
Material Granite
Period Viking age
Antiquarian assessment Ancient monument
Damage status Undamaged
County Uppsala
Municipality Knivsta
Parish Knivsta
Coordinates 59.7288685, 17.784967
Sources
Most of the factual information in Runkartan comes from the Swedish National Heritage Board’s Fornsök data and from the Scandinavian Runic Text Database. The maps come from OpenStreetMap and Leaflet.js. The photographs were taken by the credited photographers.