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Rune-stone U956, L1944:6730 in Danmark parish, Uppsala municipality

Rune-stone U956, L1944:6730 in Danmark parish, Uppsala municipality
Photo: Niklas Vackerdag

Runic inscription

' stniltr ' lit · rita stain þino ' abtiR ' uiþbiurn ' krikfara ' buanta sin kuþ hialbi hos| |salu| |uk| |kuþs u muþiR osmuntr kara sun markaþi

Inscription

' stniltr ' lit · rita stain þino ' abtiR ' uiþbiurn ' krikfara ' buanta sin kuþ hialbi hos| |salu| |uk| |kuþs u muþiR osmuntr kara sun markaþi

Translation

Steinhildr had this stone erected in memory of Viðbjôrn, her husband, a traveller to Greece. May God and God's mother help his soul. Ásmundr Kári' son marked.

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Rune-stone U956, L1944:6730 in Danmark parish, Uppsala municipality

Facts

Monument number L1944:6730
Swedish National Heritage Board ID Danmark 4:1
Carver Åsmund (S)
Status Confirmed on location
Place Visible above ground
Material Granite
Period Viking age
Antiquarian assessment Ancient monument
Damage status Undamaged
County Uppsala
Municipality Uppsala
Parish Danmark
Coordinates 59.848177, 17.771081
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.