Rune stone (U 229)

Title

Rune stone (U 229)

Subject

Rune stones

Description

Rune stone from Gällsta, Uppland (U 160).

According to the Samnordisk runtextdatabas the inscription reads: 

halfntan ÷ auk ' tubi ÷ litu ' risa ' stin ' at ' huta ' faþur ' sin ' sun * þorbiarn ÷ ybir ÷ risti * ruan

Halfdan ok Tobbi/Tubbi létu reisa stein at Odda, fôður sinn, son Þorbjarnar. Œpir risti rúnar.

Halfdan and Tobbi/Tubbi had the stone raised in memory of Oddi, their father, Þorbjôrn's son. Œpir carved the runes.

Creator

Maja Backvall

Source

Maja Backvall

Publisher

The World-Tree Project

Date

22/08/2016

Contributor

Maja Backvall

Rights

Maja Backvall

Format

jpg

Language

Old Norse
Norrønt

Type

Still Image

Identifier

U 229
http://kulturarvsdata.se/raa/fmi/html/10010801060001

Coverage

Sweden, Sverige
Uppland
Viking Age

Files

Citation

Maja Backvall, “Rune stone (U 229),” World-Tree Project, accessed July 14, 2026, https://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/1526.

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