SV EN DE FR ES UK
The Swedish rune map
All Sweden’s rune inscriptions in one place

Rune-stone U480, L1944:3238 in Alsike parish, Knivsta municipality

Rune-stone U480, L1944:3238 in Alsike parish, Knivsta municipality
Photo: Niklas Vackerdag

Runic inscription

× hulmaiR × auk × kuni × litu × raisa × stain ×× þina × eftiR × sota × faþur × sin ×

Inscription

× hulmaiR × auk × kuni × litu × raisa × stain ×× þina × eftiR × sota × faþur × sin ×

Translation

Holmgeirr and Gunni had this stone raised in memory of Sóti, their father.

Find the carving

Rune-stone U480, L1944:3238 in Alsike parish, Knivsta municipality

Facts

Monument number L1944:3238
Swedish National Heritage Board ID Alsike 7:1
Carver Fot 2 (A)
Status Confirmed on location
Place Visible above ground
Material Greengrey granite
Period Viking age
Antiquarian assessment Ancient monument
Damage status Undamaged
County Uppsala
Municipality Knivsta
Parish Alsike
Coordinates 59.740741, 17.747763
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.