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Runic inscription

U 1173

Period
Viking Age
Location
Lilla Ramsjö

Inscription

ᛅᚱᛁ᛫ᚱᛅᛋᛏᛁ᛫ᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ᛫ᛅᚠᛏᛁᚱ᛫ᚼᛁᛅᛚᛘ᛫ᚠᛅᚦᚢᚱ᛫ᛋᛁᚾ᛫ᚴᚢᚦ᛫ᚼᛁᛅᛚᛒᛁ᛫ᛅᚾᛏ᛫ᚼᛅᚾᛋ

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Old Norse

Ari reisti stein eptir Hjalm, fôður sinn. Guð hjalpi ônd hans.

English

Ari raised the stone in memory of Hjalmr, his father. May God help his spirit.

Object

Object type
runsten
Material category
sten
Material
ljus granit

Location

Parish
Vittinge sn
District
Torstuna hd
Municipality
Heby
Placement
På Slottsberget i Edinburgh, Skottland.

Sources

Carver
Erik (A)
Style group
Fp
Other identifiers
B 651; L 779
Notes
Skänktes 1787 till The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.

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Data from the Scandinavian Runic-text Database:nordiska.uu.se/forskn/samnord.htm