Rune-stone U539, L2016:1509 in Husby-Sjuhundra parish, Norrtälje municipality
Photo: Niklas Vackerdag
Runic inscription
§A tiarfR × uki × urika × uk ' uiki × uk × iukiR × uk × kiRialmR × þiR bryþr × aliR × litu × risa × §B stin þina × iftiR × suin × bruþur × sin × saR × uarþ × tuþr a × iut(l)ati × on skulti §C fara × til × iklanþs × kuþ × ialbi × (o)ns × at uk salu × uk| × |kus muþiR × betr × þan an karþi til
Inscription
§A tiarfR × uki × urika × uk ' uiki × uk × iukiR × uk × kiRialmR × þiR bryþr × aliR × litu × risa × §B stin þina × iftiR × suin × bruþur × sin × saR × uarþ × tuþr a × iut(l)ati × on skulti §C fara × til × iklanþs × kuþ × ialbi × (o)ns × at uk salu × uk| × |kus muþiR × betr × þan an karþi til
Translation
§A Djarfr and Órœkja and Vígi and Jógeirr and Geirhjalmr, all of these brothers had §B this stone raised in memory of Sveinn, their brother. He died in Jútland. He meant to §C travel to England. May God and God's mother help his spirit and soul better than he deserved.
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Rune-stone U539, L2016:1509 in Husby-Sjuhundra parish, Norrtälje municipality
Facts
| Monument number | L2016:1509 |
|---|---|
| Swedish National Heritage Board ID | Husby-Sjuhundra 21:1 |
| Carver | Samma som gjort U 323 och U 518; Gunnar (A) |
| Status | Confirmed on location |
| Place | Visible above ground |
| Material | Gneissgranite |
| Antiquarian assessment | Ancient monument |
| Damage status | Undamaged |
| County | Stockholm |
| Municipality | Norrtälje |
| Parish | Husby-Sjuhundra |
| Coordinates | 59.740147, 18.529964 |
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.