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Rune-stone Vs15, L2004:4971 in Björksta parish, Västerås municipality

Rune-stone Vs15, L2004:4971 in Björksta parish, Västerås municipality
Photo: Olle Paulsson

Runic inscription

§A × higulfr × lit × kira × merki × þisa × at × knut × faþur san × uk × kuþlug·u × ksistur × hanis × bali × riti × istaen × bali ¤ knutr × §B × sten : hafir × riton × þon × stonta × mo × bali (h)i- rauþi × yftir × bruþ[u]r × bali

Inscription

§A × higulfr × lit × kira × merki × þisa × at × knut × faþur san × uk × kuþlug·u × ksistur × hanis × bali × riti × istaen × bali ¤ knutr × §B × sten : hafir × riton × þon × stonta × mo × bali (h)i- rauþi × yftir × bruþ[u]r × bali

Translation

§A Hegulfr had these landmarks made in memory of Knútr, his father, and Guðlaug, his sister. Balli erected the stone. Balli. Knútr. §B The stone has been erected so that it will stand, by Balli the Red in memory of (his) brother. Balli.

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Rune-stone Vs15, L2004:4971 in Björksta parish, Västerås municipality

Facts

Monument number L2004:4971
Swedish National Heritage Board ID Björksta 168:1
Carver Balle (S)
Status Confirmed on location
Place Visible above ground
Material Granite
Antiquarian assessment Ancient monument
Damage status Damage
County Västmanland
Municipality Västerås
Parish Björksta
Coordinates 59.5989425, 16.887804
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.