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Runic inscription

U 691

Period
Viking Age m 1000-t
Location
Söderby

Inscription

ᛒᛁᚱᚾ᛫ᛚᛁᛏ᛫ᚱᛁᛋᛅ᛫ᛋ---᛫...-᛫ᛁᚠᛏᛁᛦ᛫ᛋᛏᛂᚱᛒᛁᚱᚾ᛫ᛋᚢᚾ᛫ᛋᛁᚾ᛫ᛘᚱᚦᛅᚾ᛫ᚴᚱᛁᛋᛏᚱ᛫ᚼᛁᛚᛒᛁ᛫ᛅᚾᛏᛅ᛫ᚼᛅᚾᛋ

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Old Norse

Bjôrn lét reisa stein þenna eptir Styrbjôrn, son sinn myrðan. Kristr hjalpi anda hans.

English

Bjôrn had this stone raised in memory of Styrbjôrn, his murdered son. May Christ help his spirit.

Object

Object type
runsten
Material category
sten
Material
mörk grovkornig granit

Location

Parish
Arnö sn (nu Aspö sn)
District
Trögds hd
Municipality
Strängnäs
Placement
Vid Veckol.

Sources

Carver
Ödbjörn (A) enligt Brate, ej troligt; Tidkume (A) [Stille 1999b]
Style group
Pr4
Other identifiers
B 593; L 711
Notes
Bild av fyrfotadjur samt ryttare till häst.

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