Rune stone (U 873)
Title
Rune stone (U 873)
Subject
Rune stones
Description
Rune stone from Örsunda, Uppland (U 873).
According to the Samnordisk runtextdatabas the inscription reads:
* þikfastr * lit * raisa * stain * þinsa * at * hulmkair * faþur * sin * koþan ** kuþ * hielbi * sal hans * boanta * ikuR * bali * risi * stan * þinsa *
Þingfastr lét reisa stein þenna at Holmgeir, fôður sinn góðan, Guð hjalpi sál hans, bónda Ingu. Balli risti stein þenna.
Þingfastr had this stone raised in memory of Holmgeirr, his good father, Inga's husbandman. May God help his soul. Balli carved this stone.
Creator
Maja Backvall
Source
Maja Backvall
Publisher
The World-Tree Project
Date
22/08/2016
Contributor
Maja Backvall
Rights
Maja Backvall
Relation
http://www.nordiska.uu.se/forskn/samnord.htm
Format
jpg
Language
Old English
Norrønt
Type
Still Image
Identifier
U 873
http://kulturarvsdata.se/raa/fmi/html/10023100660001
Coverage
Sweden, Sverige
Uppland
Viking Age
Files
Collection
Citation
Maja Backvall, “Rune stone (U 873),” World-Tree Project, accessed November 6, 2026, https://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/1687.
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