Uppland_Runic_Inscription_925

Uppland Runic Inscription 925

Uppland Runic Inscription 925

Creation of runemaster Öpir

The Uppland Runic Inscription 925 is a Viking Age runestone engraved in Old Norse with the Younger Futhark runic alphabet. It is located under the wall between the De Geer and the Oxenstierna crypts,[1] in Uppsala Cathedral, in Uppsala.[2] The style is Pr4, and it was made by the runemaster Öpir.[2]

Inscription

'

 

ihulbiarn

Igulbiorn

'

 

uk

ok

'

 

alfnthan

Halfdan

'

 

uk

ok

'

 

þelfi

Þialfi

'

 

litu

letu

'

 

risa

ræisa

'

 

stin

stæin

'

 

at

at

'

 

kak

Kag(?)/Gag(?),

'

 

sun

sun

'

 

sin

sinn

'

 

uk

ok

'

 

faþur

faður

'

 

sin

sinn.

'

 

uaʀ

Vaʀ

'

 

tauþr

dauðr

'

 

i

i

suþr

suðr

'

 

kakr

Kagʀ(?)/Gagʀ(?).

'

 

' ihulbiarn ' uk ' alfnthan ' uk ' þelfi ' litu ' risa ' stin ' at ' kak ' sun ' sin ' uk ' faþur ' sin ' uaʀ ' tauþr ' i suþr ' kakr '

{} Igulbiorn {} ok {} Halfdan {} ok {} Þialfi {} letu {} ræisa {} stæin {} at {} Kag(?)/Gag(?), {} sun {} sinn {} ok {} faður {} sinn. {} Vaʀ {} dauðr {} i suðr {} Kagʀ(?)/Gagʀ(?). {}

"Ígulbjôrn and Halfdan and Þjalfi had the stone raised in memory of Kagr(?)/Gagr(?), their son, and their father. (He) died in the south Kagr(?)/Gagr(?)." [2]

See also

References

  1. [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.16
  2. [2]
    Scandinavian Runic-text Database - Rundata.
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