Rune stone (U 987)

Title

Rune stone (U 987)

Subject

Rune stones

Description

Rune stone from Funbo kyrka, Uppland (U 987).

According to the Samnordisk runtextdatabas the inscription reads:

katil ' auk| |kuriþr ' litu rosa stin þino × oftiR þurstin sun sin uiþi auk rikuiþr ' þiR ristu ston aftiR bruþur sin × kuþ hialbi on þurstins '

Ketill ok Gyríðr létu reisa stein þenna eptir Þorstein, son sinn. Viði/Víði ok Ríkviðr þeir reistu stein eptir bróður sinn. Guð hjalpi ônd Þorsteins.

Ketill and Gyríðr had this stone raised in memory of Þorsteinn, their son. Viði/Víði and Ríkviðr, they raised the stone in memory of their brother. May God help Þorsteinn's spirit.

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 987
http://kulturarvsdata.se/raa/fmi/html/10022700460001

Coverage

Sweden, Sverige
Uppland
Viking Age

Files

Citation

Maja Backvall, “Rune stone (U 987),” World-Tree Project, accessed July 25, 2026, https://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/1721.

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