Day 2 - Sigtuna
U 661 - Råby
Jun 6, 2021
Råby, Uppland, Sweden
In a gravefield about 500 meters to the south of the church in Råby, this runestone stands among other historical monuments.
The stone was raised by two daughters in memory of their father Anund.
Inscription
ᚴᛅᛁᚱᚢᛁ ᛅᚢᚴ ᚴᚢᛚᛅ ᚱᛁᛋᛏᚢ ᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ ᚦᛁᚾᛅ ᛅᚠᛏᛁᚱ ᚮᚾᚢᚾᛏ ᚠᚮᚦᚢᚱ ᛋᛁᛅ ᛁᛋ ᚢᛅᛋ ᛅᚢᛋᛏᚱ ᛏᛅᚢᚦᚱ ᛘᛁᚦ ᛁᚴᚢᛅᚱᛁ ᚴᚢᚦ ᚼᛁᛅᛚᛒᛁ ᚮᛏ ᚮᚾᚢᛏᛅᚱ
Latin transliteration
kairui × auk × kula × ristu × stain þina × aftir × onunt × foþur sia is uas × austr × tauþr × miþ × ikuari × kuþ × hialbi ot × onutar
Old norse transcription
Geirvé ok Gulla reistu stein þenna eptir Ǫnund, fǫður sinn. Er var austr dauðr með Ingvari. Guð hjalpi ǫnd Ǫnundar.
Translation
“Gervi and Gulla raised this stone in memory of Anund, their father, who died in the east with Ingvar. May God help Anund’s spirit.”
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References
- Scandinavian Runic-text Database latest, “Runic inscription U 661 ”, Department of Scandinavian Languages, Uppsala University.