Day 5 - Enköping

U 778 - Svinnegarn

Jul 4, 2021

Svinnegarn, Uppland, Sweden

This runestone is incorporated into the wall of the inside of the porch of the Svinnegarn church.

The original position of the runestone is not known. The runemaster who carved it was Äskil.

This was the last runestone of the day, and I couldn’t get to it as it was locked inside the church.

Inscription

ᚦᛁᛅᛚᚠᛁ × ᛅᚢᚴ × ᚼᚢᛚᛘᚾᛚᛅᚢᚴ × ᛚᛁᛏᚢ × ᚱᛅᛁᛋᛅ × ᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾᛅ ᚦᛁᛋᛅ × ᛅᛚᛅ × ᛅᛏ ᛒᛅᚴᛅ × ᛋᚢᚾ ᛋᛁᚾ × ᛁᛋ ᛅᛏᛁ × ᛅᛁᚾ × ᛋᛁᚱ × ᛋᚴᛁᛒ × ᛅᚢᚴ × ᛅᚢᛋᛏᚱ × ᛋᛏᚢᚱᚦᛁ × ᛁ × ᛁᚴᚢᛅᚱᛋ × ᛚᛁᚦ × ᚴᚢᚦ ᚼᛁᛅᛚᛒᛁ × ᚯᛏ × ᛒᛅᚴᛅ × ᛅᛋᚴᛁᛚ × ᚱᛅᛁᛋᛏ

Latin transliteration

þialfi × auk × hulmnlauk × litu × raisa × staina þisa × ala × at baka × sun sin × is ati × ain × sir × skib × auk × austr × stu[rþi ×] i × ikuars × liþ × kuþ hialbi × ot × baka × ask(i)l × raist

Old norse transcription

Þjalfi ok Holmlaug létu reisa steina þessa alla at Banka/Bagga, son sinn. Er átti einn sér skip ok austr stýrði í Ingvars lið. Guð hjalpi ǫnd Banka/Bagga. Áskell reist.

Translation

“Tjälve and Holmlög had all of these stones raised in memory of Banke, their son, who alone owned a ship and steered to the east in Ingvarr's retinue. May God help Banke's spirit. Äskil carved.”

Location

Map showing where the runestone U 778 is

Photos

References