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Uppland Runic Inscription 605

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U 605, as depicted by Mårten Aschaneus from Aske (1575-1641). The rock disappeared during the construction of a road in the 17th c. and has never been seen again.

The Uppland Runic Inscription 605 is a lost Viking Age runestone engraved in Old Norse with the Younger Futhark runic alphabet. It was located at Stäket, in Upplands Bro Municipality. The style was possibly Pr3.

Inscription

 

{} Ingirun(?), {} Harðaʀ {} dottiʀ, {} let {} rista {} runaʀ {} at {} sik {} sialfa. {} Hon {} vill {} austr {} fara {} ok {} ut {} til {} Iorsala. {} Fotr(?) {} risti {} runaʀ. {}

"Ingirún(?) Harðr's daughter, had the runes carved in memory of herself. She wants to travel to the east and abroad to Jerusalem. Fótr(?) carved the runes."

See also

References

  1. ^ Scandinavian Runic-text Database - Rundata.


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