Day 5 - Enköping

U 785 - Tillinge

Jul 4, 2021

Tillinge, Uppland, Sweden

U 785 stands by the west wall of the church in Tillinge, west of the town Enköping.

It was used as a corner stone in the church, and parts of the inscription has been lost.

Inscription

ᚢᛁᚠᛅᛋ-- ... ᛬ ᚱᛁᛋᛅ ᛬ ᛋᛏᛁᚾ ᛬ ᚦᛏᛁᚾᚮ ᛬ ᚢᛒ ᛬ ᛅᛏ ᛬ ᚴ-ᚦᛘᚢᚾᛏ ᛬ ᛒᚱᚢᚦᚢᚱ ᛬ ᛋᛁᚾ ᛬ ᚼᛅᚾ ᛬ ᚢᛅᚱᚦ ᛬ ᛏᚢᚦᚱ ᛬ ᛅ ᛬ ᛋᚱᚴᛚᛅᚾᛏ- ᚴᚢᚦ ᚼᛅᛚᛒᛁ ᛬ ᛅᚾᛏ ᛬ ᛅᚾᛋ

Latin transliteration

uifas-- … : risa : s(t)in : þ(t)ino : ub : at : k-þmunt : bruþur : sin : han : uarþ : tuþr : a : srklant- kuþ halbi : ant : ans

Old norse transcription

Véfas[tr] [lét] reisa stein þenna upp at G[u]ðmund, bróður sinn. Hann varð dauðr á Serkland[i]. Guð hjalpi ǫnd hans.

Translation

“Vifast had this stone raised up in memory of Gudmund, his brother. He died in Serkland. May God help his spirit.”

Location

Map showing where the runestone U 785 is

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