Runestone U 940
The rune stone U 940 in Uppsala in Uppland in Sweden originally came from an unknown location. It was made by an inexperienced rune carver.
The rune stone made of light gray granite is 2.7 m high and 1.0 m wide and is dated to the 11th century. The inscription is classified as a rune stone style Pr3 according to Gräslund. The rune ribbon consists of a serpent connected to an Irish belt and a second serpentine ribbon without writing. There is a cross in the upper part. A row of runes runs separately along the lower part of the stone. The ornamentation is clumsy and asymmetrical, and there are linguistic errors.
There are several readings for the text, the most common being: “Igul and Torger had the stone built for Kättilfast, their father. Gillög ... Öpir advised on the runes. "
The phrase "Öpir rådde runorna" could mean that Öpir , a highly productive rune master who made around 60 rune stones in Uppland, did not chisel the stone, but that he acted as a teacher.
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 940 - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
- Description and pictures
- Description, styles and pictures (Swedish)
Coordinates: 59 ° 51 ′ 28.2 " N , 17 ° 37 ′ 53.6" E