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Rune-stone U1048, L1944:6238 in Björklinge parish, Uppsala municipality

Rune-stone U1048, L1944:6238 in Björklinge parish, Uppsala municipality
Photo: Niklas Vackerdag

Runic inscription

kilauk ' lit ' hakua ' at ' i(o)rut · sun sin ' (t)o ' i haiþaby

Inscription

kilauk ' lit ' hakua ' at ' i(o)rut · sun sin ' (t)o ' i haiþaby

Translation

Gillaug had (the stone) cut in memory of Jôrundr, her son. (He) died in Hedeby.

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Rune-stone U1048, L1944:6238 in Björklinge parish, Uppsala municipality

Facts

Monument number L1944:6238
Swedish National Heritage Board ID Björklinge 25:1
Carver Samma som gjort U 1050 och 1060
Status Confirmed on location
Place Visible above ground
Material Dark granite with lightred surface
Period Viking age
Antiquarian assessment Ancient monument
Damage status Damage
County Uppsala
Municipality Uppsala
Parish Björklinge
Coordinates 60.026861, 17.552792
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.