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Rune-stone U1172, L1944:944 in Vittinge parish, Heby municipality

Rune-stone U1172, L1944:944 in Vittinge parish, Heby municipality
Photo: Mats Köbin

Runic inscription

biarn + auk + þair + biruþr + rastu + stain × þina × aftir + sihbiarn i humi

Inscription

biarn + auk + þair + biruþr + rastu + stain × þina × aftir + sihbiarn i humi

Translation

Bjôrn and his brothers raised this stone in memory of Sigbjôrn of Holmr.

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Rune-stone U1172, L1944:944 in Vittinge parish, Heby municipality

Facts

Monument number L1944:944
Swedish National Heritage Board ID Vittinge 26:1
Carver Erik (A)
Status Confirmed on location
Place Visible above ground
Material Granulated granite
Period Viking age
Antiquarian assessment Ancient monument
Damage status Undamaged
County Uppsala
Municipality Heby
Parish Vittinge
Coordinates 59.8978515, 16.9560535
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.