Uppland Runic Inscription 948

The Uppland Runic Inscription 948 is a Viking Age runestone engraved in Old Norse with the Younger Futhark runic alphabet. It is in reddish grey granite and is located at the Fålebro bridge, sunk into the ground,[1] near Danmark Church in Uppsala Municipality.[2] The style is Pr4.[2]

U 948

Inscription

Transliteration of the runes into Latin characters

' stʀþinkr × lit resa stin × iftʀ × arna × sun × sen × han × fyr × hayrt × lant × þelfi ' auk ' aurikia ' iuku ' runar ' iftʀ ' bruþur ' sin[2]

Old Norse transcription:

Styðingʀ/Støðingʀ let ræisa stæin æftiʀ Arna, sun sinn. Hann for hvart(?) land(?) Þialfi ok Orøkia hioggu runaʀ æftiʀ broður sinn.[2]

English translation:

"Styðingr/Stœðingr had the stone raised in memory of Árni, his son. He travelled to every land (?) Þjalfi and Órœkja cut the runes in memory of their brother. "[2]

References
  1. Wessén, Elias; Sven B.F. Jansson (1953-1958). Sveriges runinskrifter: IX. Upplands runinskrifter del 4. Stockholm: Kungl. Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademien. ISSN 0562-8016. p.61
  2. Scandinavian Runic-text Database - Rundata.
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