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Rune-stone U980, L1941:2968 in Uppsala parish, Uppsala municipality

Rune-stone U980, L1941:2968 in Uppsala parish, Uppsala municipality
Photo: Martin Pessink

Runic inscription

[× ailifr × auk siku]iþr × li[tu × raisa × stain × iftiR + uifast] × faþu[r × sin +]

Inscription

[× ailifr × auk siku]iþr × li[tu × raisa × stain × iftiR + uifast] × faþu[r × sin +]

Translation

Eilífr and Sigviðr had the stone raised in memory of Véfastr, their father.

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Rune-stone U980, L1941:2968 in Uppsala parish, Uppsala municipality

Facts

Monument number L1941:2968
Swedish National Heritage Board ID Uppsala 280:2
Carver Fot 2 (A)
Status Confirmed on location
Place In building or under water
Material Redgrey granite
Period Viking age
Antiquarian assessment Ancient monument
Damage status Undamaged
County Uppsala
Municipality Uppsala
Parish Uppsala
Coordinates 59.89958, 17.631555
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.