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Rune-stone U1149, L1941:8449 in Älvkarleby parish, Älvkarleby municipality

Rune-stone U1149, L1941:8449 in Älvkarleby parish, Älvkarleby municipality
Photo: Annelie Lindbom

Runic inscription

þurbiurn ' auk| |knutr ' þaiR litu rita^u stain þino| |oftiR ' kaiRmunta faþur sin kuþ hialbi hons| |salu| |uk| |kuþs muþiR ' suain ouk osmunrt markaþu stin þino

Inscription

þurbiurn ' auk| |knutr ' þaiR litu rita^u stain þino| |oftiR ' kaiRmunta faþur sin kuþ hialbi hons| |salu| |uk| |kuþs muþiR ' suain ouk osmunrt markaþu stin þino

Translation

Þorbjôrn and Knútr, this had this stone erected in memory of Geirmundi/Geirmundr, their father. May God and God's mother help his soul. Sveinn and Ásmundr marked this stone.

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Rune-stone U1149, L1941:8449 in Älvkarleby parish, Älvkarleby municipality

Facts

Monument number L1941:8449
Swedish National Heritage Board ID Älvkarleby 144:1
Carver Sven 5 (S) och Åsmund (S)
Status Confirmed on location
Place Visible above ground
Material Red Gävle sandstone
Antiquarian assessment Ancient monument
Damage status Undamaged
County Uppsala
Municipality Älvkarleby
Parish Älvkarleby
Coordinates 60.6336915, 17.3775705
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.