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Rune-stone Skälbystenen, U279, L2017:4063 in Hammarby parish, Upplands Väsby municipality

Rune-stone Skälbystenen, U279, L2017:4063 in Hammarby parish, Upplands Väsby municipality
Photo: Niklas Vackerdag

Runic inscription

biarn + uk ' ihulfastr uk × ion + litu kiara ' (b)ro ' at ' þorsti(n) ' broþur sin ybiR ' risti runa

Inscription

biarn + uk ' ihulfastr uk × ion + litu kiara ' (b)ro ' at ' þorsti(n) ' broþur sin ybiR ' risti runa

Translation

Bjôrn and Ígulfastr and Jón had the bridge made in memory of Þorsteinn, their brother. Œpir carved the runes.

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Rune-stone Skälbystenen, U279, L2017:4063 in Hammarby parish, Upplands Väsby municipality

Facts

Monument number L2017:4063
Swedish National Heritage Board ID Hammarby 123:1
Carver Öpir 1 (S)
Status Confirmed on location
Place Visible above ground
Material Granite
Period Viking age
Antiquarian assessment Ancient monument
Damage status Undamaged
County Stockholm
Municipality Upplands Väsby
Parish Hammarby
Coordinates 59.529863, 17.933362
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.