Runestone U 582
Runestone U 582 is a runestone formerly located by the church of Söderby-Karl, Norrtälje municipality, in the Roslagen area on the east coast of Sweden. It has been lost since some time before 1830.[1] The runestone has been dated to the 11th century and includes what is probably the earliest known written mention of Finland.[2]
Inscription[]
ᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾ᛫ᛅᚢᚴ᛫ᛁᚴᚢᛚᚠᚱᛁᚦ᛬ᚱᛅᛁᛋᛏᚢ᛫ᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ᛬ᛅᚠᛏᛦ᛬ᚢᛏᚱᛁᚴ᛬ᛋᚢᚾ᛬ᛋᛅᛁᚾ᛬ᚼᛅᚾ᛬ᚢᛅᛦ᛫ᛏᚱᛁᛒᛁᚾ᛬ᚭ᛫ᚠᛁᚾ᛫ᛚᚭᚾᛏᛁ
biarn auk * ikulfriþ : raistu : stain : aftʀ : utrik : sun : sain * han * uaʀ : tribin : o * fin*lonti[2]
Translation in old west Norse: Bjǫrn ok Ígulfríðr reistu stein eptir Ótrygg, son sinn. Hann var drepinn á Finnlandi.
Translation in English: Bjǫrn and Ígulfríðr raised the stone in memory of Ótryggr, their son. He was killed in Finland.
References[]
- ^ "RAÄ-nummer Söderby-Karl 266:201" (in Swedish). Swedish National Heritage Board. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Runic Dictionary". www.abdn.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
Coordinates: 59°53′03″N 18°42′01″E / 59.8842°N 18.7002°E
- Runestones in memory of Viking warriors
- Archaeological sites in Sweden
- Prehistory of Sweden
- Viking Age in Sweden
- Sweden stubs