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Rune-stone U473, L1943:5886 in Knivsta parish, Knivsta municipality

Rune-stone U473, L1943:5886 in Knivsta parish, Knivsta municipality
Photo: Niklas Vackerdag

Runic inscription

faylkbiurn × lit × risa × stin × ift[R × nif × bruþur × sin] × (þ)[et ×] iRu × sunR × oskis ×

Inscription

faylkbiurn × lit × risa × stin × ift[R × nif × bruþur × sin] × (þ)[et ×] iRu × sunR × oskis ×

Translation

Folkbjôrn had the stone raised in memory of Nefr, his brother. They are Ásgeirr's sons.

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Rune-stone U473, L1943:5886 in Knivsta parish, Knivsta municipality

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Facts

Monument number L1943:5886
Swedish National Heritage Board ID Knivsta 83:1
Status Confirmed on location
Place Visible above ground
Material Granite
Antiquarian assessment Ancient monument
Damage status Unknown
County Uppsala
Municipality Knivsta
Parish Knivsta
Coordinates 59.694441, 17.776853
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.