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Rune-stone U338, L2016:9669 in Orkesta parish, Vallentuna municipality

Rune-stone U338, L2016:9669 in Orkesta parish, Vallentuna municipality
Photo: Niklas Vackerdag

Runic inscription

§A þurstin × uk × ragnfriR × þu (r)(i)stu × stin × þina × iftiR × (b)iur[n] × i krnbu §B × bruþur × kalfs × anum × ua [at · uikmu--R × ku]þ ihlbi × [o]ns × ot × uk × salu × bitr × þan × on karþ[i] -il

Inscription

§A þurstin × uk × ragnfriR × þu (r)(i)stu × stin × þina × iftiR × (b)iur[n] × i krnbu §B × bruþur × kalfs × anum × ua [at · uikmu--R × ku]þ ihlbi × [o]ns × ot × uk × salu × bitr × þan × on karþ[i] -il

Translation

§A Þorsteinn and Ragnfríðr, they raised this stone in memory of Bjôrn in Granbýr, §B Kalfr's brother. Vígmundr slaughtered him. May God help his spirit and soul better than he deserved.

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Rune-stone U338, L2016:9669 in Orkesta parish, Vallentuna municipality

Facts

Monument number L2016:9669
Swedish National Heritage Board ID Orkesta 46:1
Carver Gunnar (A)
Status Confirmed on location
Place Visible above ground
Material Granite
Period Viking age
Antiquarian assessment Ancient monument
Damage status Unknown
County Stockholm
Municipality Vallentuna
Parish Orkesta
Coordinates 59.597142, 18.092281
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.