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Rune-stone U978, L1941:2859 in Uppsala parish, Uppsala municipality

Rune-stone U978, L1941:2859 in Uppsala parish, Uppsala municipality
Photo: Niklas Vackerdag

Runic inscription

sihuiþr ...-i + stain + þina + iklats+fari + iftir + uitarf + faþ(u)(r) [+ -... ...sia]... ...ku---

Inscription

sihuiþr ...-i + stain + þina + iklats+fari + iftir + uitarf + faþ(u)(r) [+ -... ...sia]... ...ku---

Translation

Sigviðr, traveller to England, raised this stone in memory of Védjarfr, (his) father ...

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Rune-stone U978, L1941:2859 in Uppsala parish, Uppsala municipality

Facts

Monument number L1941:2859
Swedish National Heritage Board ID Uppsala 280:1
Carver Erik (A) [Källström 2014a]
Status Confirmed on location
Place In building or under water
Material Light red sandstone
Antiquarian assessment Ancient monument
Damage status Undamaged
County Uppsala
Municipality Uppsala
Parish Uppsala
Coordinates 59.899442, 17.632205
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.