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Rune-stone U479, L1944:3406 in Alsike parish, Knivsta municipality

Rune-stone U479, L1944:3406 in Alsike parish, Knivsta municipality
Photo: Niklas Vackerdag

Runic inscription

× ousmuntR : auk : e-(i)R : suniR : kuriþaR : situ : stin : iftR : sikulf : f-þu sin : suta : buruþur : ulfkil : iuk : ru lufa : -iþi

Inscription

× ousmuntR : auk : e-(i)R : suniR : kuriþaR : situ : stin : iftR : sikulf : f-þu sin : suta : buruþur : ulfkil : iuk : ru lufa : -iþi

Translation

Ásmundr and <e-iR>, Gyríðr's sons, placed the stone in memory of Sigulfr, their father, Sóti's brother. Ulfkell, of Lófi's retinue, cut the runes.

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Rune-stone U479, L1944:3406 in Alsike parish, Knivsta municipality

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Facts

Monument number L1944:3406
Swedish National Heritage Board ID Alsike 10:1
Carver Ulvkell (S); Love (omnämnd runristare)
Status Confirmed on location
Place Visible above ground
Material Granite
Antiquarian assessment Ancient monument
Damage status Damage
County Uppsala
Municipality Knivsta
Parish Alsike
Coordinates 59.737579, 17.728269
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.