U 258

The Uppland Runic Inscription 258 is a Viking Age runestone engraved in Old Norse with the Younger Futhark runic alphabet. It is in granite and located at Fresta Church in Upplands Väsby Municipality.^[1]

Inscription

Transliteration of the runes into Latin characters

kunar × uk × sasur × þiʀ × litu × risa × stin × þina × iftiʀ × kiʀbi(a)rn × faþur × sin × sun × ui(t)kars × i × (s)u--unisi × on × trabu × nurminr × o kniri × asbiarnaʀ^[1]

Old Norse transcription:

Gunnarr ok Sassurr þæiʀ letu ræisa stæin þenna æftiʀ Gæiʀbiorn, faður sinn, sun Vittkarls/Hvitkars i Sv[al]unæsi(?). Hann drapu norrmænnr a knærri Asbiarnaʀ.^[1]

English translation:

"Gunnarr and Sassurr, they had this stone raised in memory of Geirbjôrn, their father, Vittkarl/Hvítkarr of Svalunes's son. Norwegians killed him on Ásbjôrn's cargo-ship. "^[1]

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