Runestone U 489
The 1.5 m high rune stone U 489 in Uppsala in Uppland in Sweden originally came from Mora in Lagga. He was brought to Uppsala in 1729 by Olaf Celsius the Elder (1670–1756). In 1867, the rune stone, also known as "Laggasten", was sent to the World Exhibition in Paris with the stones U 896 and U 1011 .
It has beautiful ornamentation in the urn style with a ribbon of snakes that forms a well-shaped figure eight. There is a Christian rod cross above the center. The stone was carved by the rune master Öpir .
The inscription reads: “Gu (i) llög had this bridge made for the soul of her daughter Gillög, who Ulf had as a wife. Öpir carved (the runes). "
Building a bridge is mentioned quite often in runic texts. What is unusual, however, is that a rune stone was erected by a woman in memory of a woman. Gillög's husband Ulf was probably already dead, so that he could no longer carry out the memorial services.
The stone is located behind the Gustavianum in the Universitetsparken (University Park) along with other rune stones, a modern rune stone and a concrete copy of a Bronze Age ship carving .
literature
- Mårten Stenberger : Nordic prehistory. Volume 4: Prehistory of Sweden. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1977, ISBN 3-529-01805-8 , p. 366.
Web links
- Runestone U 489 - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
- Description and picture
- Description, styles and pictures (Swedish)
Coordinates: 59 ° 51 '27.7 " N , 17 ° 37' 53.2" E