Day 8 - North of Sweden

U 1143 - Tierp

Jul 13, 2021

Tierp, Uppland, Sweden

North of Uppsala, by the medieval church in Tierp, is the runestone U 1143. It was used as a door step in the church for so long the inscription is completely gone.

The inscription was drawn by Johan Peringskiöld in the 17th century, so we still know what it says today.

It now stands next to the north side of the old graveyard wall.

Inscription

[ᚴᛚᛁᚾᛏᚱ᛫ᛅᚢᚴ᛫ᛒᛚᛁᚴᚱ᛫ᚱᛁᛋᛏᚢ᛫ᛋᛏᛁᚾ᛫ᚦᛁᚾᛋᛁ᛫ᛁᚠᛏᛁᛦ᛫ᚴᚢᚾᚢᛁᚦ᛫] ᚠᛅᚦᚢᚱ᛫ᛋᛁᚾ᛫ᚼᛅᚾ [ᚠᚮᛦ᛫ᛒᚮᚱᛏ᛫ᛘᛁᚦ᛫ᛁᚴᚢᛅᚱᛁ᛫ᚴᚢᚦ᛫ᛏᚱᚢᛏᛁᚾ᛫ᚼᛁᛅᛚᛒᛁ᛫ᚮᚾᛏ ᛅ] ᚴᚱᛁᛋᛏᛁᚾ[ᛅ᛫ᚦᚢᚱᛁᛦ᛫ᛅᚾ᛫ᚱᛁᛋᛏᛁ]

Latin transliteration

[klintr auk blikr × ristu stin × þinsi · iftiʀ kunu(i)þ] × faþur × sin + han [× foʀ bort miþ (i)kuari + kuþ trutin hialbi ont …](r)[a ·] kristin[a þuriʀ + t]r(o)(n)[i × ri]s[ti +]

Old norse transcription

Klettr(?) ok Bleikr reistu stein þenna eptir Gunnvið, fǫður sinn. Hann fór burt með Ingvari. Guð dróttinn hjalpi ǫnd [all]ra kristinna. Þórir Trani risti.

Translation

“Klint and Blek raised this stone in memory of Gunnvid, their father. He travelled away with Ingvar. May Lord God help the spirits of all Christians. Torir carved the runes.”

Location

Map showing where the runestone U 1143 is

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