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Runic inscription

U 559

Period
Viking Age b 1100-t
Location
Malsta kyrka

Inscription

ᛁᚼᛅᚱ᛫ᛚᛁᚴᚱ᛫ᛋᚾᛅᚤᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾ᛫ᛋᚢᚾ᛫ᛅᚾᛋᚢᛅᚱᛋ᛫ᚴᚢᚦ᛫ᚼᛁᛅᛚᛒᛁ᛫ᛅᚾᛏ

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Old Norse

Hér liggr Snæbjôrn, sonr Andsvars. Guð hjalpi ônd.

English

Here lies Snæbjôrn, Andsvarr's son. May God help (his) spirit.

Object

Object type
runsten
Material category
sten
Material
ljusröd sandsten

Location

Parish
Malsta sn
District
Lyhundra hd
Municipality
Norrtälje
Placement
I vapenhuset.

Sources

Carver
Öpir 1 (A) [tveksamt, Åhlén 1997]
Style group
Pr5

Images

Runsten U 559 Alvin

Runsten U 559 Alvin —Otto von Friesen (Q5744398); alvin-record:110622

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