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Rune-stone U938, L1941:2453 in Uppsala parish, Uppsala municipality

Rune-stone U938, L1941:2453 in Uppsala parish, Uppsala municipality
Photo: Niklas Vackerdag

Runic inscription

hulfastr ' lit ' risa ' stin ' at ' ihulkai ' faþur ' si(n) ' uk ' þorbiorn

Inscription

hulfastr ' lit ' risa ' stin ' at ' ihulkai ' faþur ' si(n) ' uk ' þorbiorn

Translation

Holmfastr had the stone raised in memory of Ígulgeirr, his father, and Þorbjôrn.

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Rune-stone U938, L1941:2453 in Uppsala parish, Uppsala municipality

Facts

Monument number L1941:2453
Swedish National Heritage Board ID Uppsala 1:6
Carver Öpir 1 (A) [svag attr., Åhlén 1997]
Status Confirmed on location
Place Visible above ground
Material Light red coarse-grained granite
Antiquarian assessment Ancient monument
Damage status Unknown
County Uppsala
Municipality Uppsala
Parish Uppsala
Coordinates 59.858207, 17.631381
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.