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Rune-stone U586, L2017:4991 in Edsbro parish, Norrtälje municipality

Rune-stone U586, L2017:4991 in Edsbro parish, Norrtälje municipality
Photo: Niklas Vackerdag

Runic inscription

× kunbirn × uk × osbirn × uk × [sikuatr · þiR × lit](u) [×] (r)(i)sa × s[t](i)(n) × [þin]a × iftiR × t(u)ka × faþur sin × ku[þ](a)(n) × ku(þ) ial(b)[i × ans × -]t uk × salu bitr × þan × an × karþi × til × ulm×f(r)[i](R) lit × kra br(u)

Inscription

× kunbirn × uk × osbirn × uk × [sikuatr · þiR × lit](u) [×] (r)(i)sa × s[t](i)(n) × [þin]a × iftiR × t(u)ka × faþur sin × ku[þ](a)(n) × ku(þ) ial(b)[i × ans × -]t uk × salu bitr × þan × an × karþi × til × ulm×f(r)[i](R) lit × kra br(u)

Translation

Gunnbjôrn and Ásbjôrn and Sighvatr, they had this stone raised in memory of Tóki, their good father. May God help his spirit and soul better than he deserved. Holmfríðr had the bridge made.

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Rune-stone U586, L2017:4991 in Edsbro parish, Norrtälje municipality

Facts

Monument number L2017:4991
Swedish National Heritage Board ID Edsbro 227:1
Carver Gunnar (A)
Status Confirmed on location
Place Visible above ground
Material Granite
Period Viking age
Antiquarian assessment Ancient monument
Damage status Damage
County Stockholm
Municipality Norrtälje
Parish Edsbro
Coordinates 59.89317, 18.475253
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.