Varangian Runestones in Uppland

U 209 - Veda

Apr 20, 2023

Veda, Uppland, Sweden

Inscription

Drawing of the inscription of the runestone U 209
durtsain x kiardifxtiz irinmunt x sun sin x aukaubti dinsa bu x auk x afladi x austr x i kardum

Transliteration

þurtsain x kiarþi| |ifxtiʀ irinmunt x sun sin x auk| |kaubti þinsa bu x auk x aflaþi x austr x i karþum

Old norse transcription

Þorsteinn gerði eptir Erinmund, son sinn, ok keypti þenna bý ok aflaði austr í Gǫrðum.

Translation

“Þorsteinn made (the stone) in memory of Erinmundr, his son, and bought this estate and earned (wealth) in the east in Garðar (Russia).”

Location and discovery

U 209 map

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