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Runestoen in Uppland, Sweden

The Uppland Runic Inscription 954 is a Viking Age runestone engraved in Old Norse with the Younger Futhark runic alphabet. It was found by Johannes Bureus, but it has disappeared. It was located near Danmark Church in Uppsala Municipality. The style is possibly Pr1.

Inscription

u

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s...

:

 

helka

Hælga,

:

 

bruþr

broður

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sin

sinn.

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en

En

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sasur

Sassurr

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trab

drap

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han

hann

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ouk

ok

:

 

kaþ

gærði

·

 

niþiks:uerk

niðingsverk,

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seik

svæik

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felka

felaga

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sin

sinn.

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kuþ

Guð

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helb

hialp

:

 

hut

and

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has

hans.

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{} Þau(?) {} Øyrikʀ(?)/Au(ð)rikʀ(?) {} frændr {} ræiu {} sʀ {} Hælga, {} broður {} sinn. {} En {} Sassurr {} drap {} hann {} ok {} gærði {} niðingsverk, {} svæik {} felaga {} sinn. {} Guð {} hialp {} and {} hans. {}

"Eyríkr(?)/Auðríkr(?) and his kinsmen, they raised the stone in memory of Helgi, their brother. And Sassurr killed him and made (= did) a villainous deed, betrayed his partner. God help his spirit."

See also

References

  1. Wessén, Elias; Sven B.F. Jansson (1953-1958). Sveriges runinskrifter: IX. Upplands runinskrifter del 4. Stockholm: Kungl. Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademien. ISSN 0562-8016. p.73
  2. ^ Scandinavian Runic-text Database - Rundata.


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