Rune-stone Svinnegarnsstenen, U778, L1942:8716 in Svinnegarn parish, Enköping municipality
Runic inscription
þialfi × auk × hulmnlauk × litu × raisa × staina þisa × ala × at baka × sun sin × is ati × ain × sir × skib × auk × austr × stu[rþi ×] i × ikuars × liþ × kuþ hialbi × ot × baka × ask(i)l × raist
Inscription
þialfi × auk × hulmnlauk × litu × raisa × staina þisa × ala × at baka × sun sin × is ati × ain × sir × skib × auk × austr × stu[rþi ×] i × ikuars × liþ × kuþ hialbi × ot × baka × ask(i)l × raist
Translation
Þjalfi and Holmlaug had all of these stones raised in memory of Banki/Baggi, their son, who alone owned a ship and steered to the east in Ingvarr's retinue. May God help Banki's/Baggi's spirit. Áskell carved.
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Rune-stone Svinnegarnsstenen, U778, L1942:8716 in Svinnegarn parish, Enköping municipality
Facts
| Monument number | L1942:8716 |
|---|---|
| Swedish National Heritage Board ID | Svinnegarn 7:1 |
| Carver | Äskil 2 (S) |
| Status | Confirmed on location |
| Place | Visible above ground |
| Material | Redgrey granite |
| Period | Viking age |
| Antiquarian assessment | Possible ancient monument |
| Damage status | Unknown |
| County | Uppsala |
| Municipality | Enköping |
| Parish | Svinnegarn |
| Coordinates | 59.5881855, 17.0010045 |
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.