Rune stone (U 956)
Title
Rune stone (U 956)
Subject
Rune stones
Description
Rune stone from Vedyxa, Uppland (U 956).
According to the Samnordisk runtextdatabas the inscription reads:
' stniltr ' lit * rita stain þino ' abtiR ' uiþbiurn ' krikfara ' buanta sin kuþ hialbi hos| |salu| |uk| |kuþs u muþiR osmuntr kara sun markaþi
Steinhildr lét rétta stein þenna eptir Viðbjôrn Grikkfara, bónda sinn. Guð hjalpi hans sálu ok Guðs <u> móðir. Ásmundr Kára sonr markaði.
Steinhildr had this stone erected in memory of Viðbjôrn, her husband, a traveller to Greece. May God and God's mother help his soul. Ásmundr Kári' son marked.
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 Norse
Norrønt
Type
Still Image
Identifier
U 956
http://kulturarvsdata.se/raa/fmi/html/10021600040001
Coverage
Sweden, Sverige
Uppland
Viking Age
Files
Collection
Citation
Maja Backvall, “Rune stone (U 956),” World-Tree Project, accessed August 31, 2026, https://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/1713.
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