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Rune-stone U255, L2017:6922 in Fresta parish, Upplands Väsby municipality

Rune-stone U255, L2017:6922 in Fresta parish, Upplands Väsby municipality
Photo: Niklas Vackerdag

Runic inscription

× iluki × lit × rais(a) × ---(n)(a) × ----R × biarn × broþur × sin × auk × giluk × at × sun sin ×

Inscription

× iluki × lit × rais(a) × ---(n)(a) × ----R × biarn × broþur × sin × auk × giluk × at × sun sin ×

Translation

Illugi had the stones raised in memory of Bjôrn, his brother; and Gillaug in memory of her son.

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Rune-stone U255, L2017:6922 in Fresta parish, Upplands Väsby municipality

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Facts

Monument number L2017:6922
Swedish National Heritage Board ID Fresta 1:9
Carver Fot 2 (A)
Status Confirmed on location
Place Visible above ground
Material Granite
Period Viking age
Antiquarian assessment Ancient monument
Damage status Damage
County Stockholm
Municipality Upplands Väsby
Parish Fresta
Coordinates 59.517755, 17.95707
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.