Rune-stone U490, L1943:5940 in Lagga parish, Knivsta municipality
Photo: Niklas Vackerdag
Runic inscription
kiRbiarn × uk × ihfurbiarn × uk × uifastr × þiR × ristu stin × þina × iftiR × kiRbiarn × bruþur sin × kuþ ialbi ans ot uk salu
Inscription
kiRbiarn × uk × ihfurbiarn × uk × uifastr × þiR × ristu stin × þina × iftiR × kiRbiarn × bruþur sin × kuþ ialbi ans ot uk salu
Translation
Geirbjôrn and Jôfurbjôrn and Véfastr, they raised this stone in memory of Geirbjôrn, their brother. May God help his spirit and soul.
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Rune-stone U490, L1943:5940 in Lagga parish, Knivsta municipality
Facts
| Monument number | L1943:5940 |
|---|---|
| Swedish National Heritage Board ID | Lagga 9:1 |
| Carver | Gunnar (A) |
| Status | Confirmed on location |
| Place | Visible above ground |
| Material | Granite |
| Antiquarian assessment | Ancient monument |
| Damage status | Unknown |
| County | Uppsala |
| Municipality | Knivsta |
| Parish | Lagga |
| Coordinates | 59.775166666667, 17.848141666667 |
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.