Rune-stone U1016, L1941:5751 in Ärentuna parish, Uppsala municipality

Photo: Tom Monder

Runic inscription

§P · liutr : sturimaþr · riti : stain : þinsa : aftir : sunu · sina : sa hit : aki : sims uti furs : sturþ(i) · -(n)ari · kuam ·: hn krik·:hafnir : haima tu : ...-mu-... ...(k)(a)(r)... (i)uk (r)(u)-(a) · ... §Q · liutr : sturimaþr · riti : stain : þinsa : aftir : sunu · sina : sa hit : aki : sims uti furs : sturþ(i) · -(n)ari · kuam ·: hn krik · : hafnir : haima tu : ...-mu-... ...(k)(a)(r)... (i)uk (r)(u)-(a) · ...

Inscription

Translation

§P Ljótr the captain erected this stone in memory of his sons. He who perished abroad was called Áki. (He) steered a cargo-ship; he came to Greek harbours; died at home ... cut the runes ... §Q Ljótr the captain erected this stone in memory of his sons. He who perished abroad was called Áki. (He) steered a cargo-ship; he came to Greece. Hefnir died at home ... cut the runes ...

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Rune-stone U1016, L1941:5751 in Ärentuna parish, Uppsala municipality

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Facts

Monument number	L1941:5751
Swedish National Heritage Board ID	Ärentuna 162:1
Carver	Samma som gjort U 1146.
Status	Confirmed on location
Place	Visible above ground
Material	Light coarse-grained granite
Period	Viking age
Antiquarian assessment	Ancient monument
Damage status	Unknown
County	Uppsala
Municipality	Uppsala
Parish	Ärentuna
Coordinates	59.9811215, 17.61857

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.