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Rune-stone U873, L1943:5047 in Gryta parish, Enköping municipality

Rune-stone U873, L1943:5047 in Gryta parish, Enköping municipality
Photo: Niklas Vackerdag

Runic inscription

· þikfastr · lit · raisa · stain · þinsa · at · hulmkair · faþur · sin · koþan ·· kuþ · hielbi · sal hans · boanta · ikuR · bali · risi · stan · þinsa ·

Inscription

· þikfastr · lit · raisa · stain · þinsa · at · hulmkair · faþur · sin · koþan ·· kuþ · hielbi · sal hans · boanta · ikuR · bali · risi · stan · þinsa ·

Translation

Þingfastr had this stone raised in memory of Holmgeirr, his good father, Inga's husbandman. May God help his soul. Balli carved this stone.

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Rune-stone U873, L1943:5047 in Gryta parish, Enköping municipality

Facts

Monument number L1943:5047
Swedish National Heritage Board ID Gryta 66:1
Carver Balle (S)
Status Confirmed on location
Place Visible above ground
Material Granite
Period Viking age
Antiquarian assessment Ancient monument
Damage status Undamaged
County Uppsala
Municipality Enköping
Parish Gryta
Coordinates 59.7434085, 17.2828835
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.