This
runestone, listed as U 13 in
Rundata
The Scandinavian Runic-text Data Base ( sv, Samnordisk runtextdatabas) is a project involving the creation and maintenance of a database of runic inscriptions. The project's goal is to comprehensively catalog runestones in a machine-readable way f ...
, crowns the barrow of
Björn Ironside in
Uppland,
Sweden
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. The stone is a fragment; broken pieces of the stone lie next to it.
Inscription
A transliteration of the damaged runic inscription is:
:... ...
utr þaiʀ... / ... atu ' ok, , ku
¾.. ...
:(... ... Torgöt the... / ... spirit and Gods... ... )
Gallery
File:U 13, Husby rune.jpg, 17th century drawing by Johan Peringskiöld
Johan Peringski̦ld (6 October 1654 Р24 March 1720) was a Swedish antiquarian.
Biography
Johan Peringer was born at Strängnäs in Södermanland County, Sweden.
His father Lars Fredrik Peringer (1613-1687) was senior master at the gymnasi ...
.
See also
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List of runestones
There are about 3,000 runestones in Scandinavia (out of a total of about 6,000 runic inscriptions). p. 38.
The runestones are unevenly distributed in Scandinavia:
The majority is found in Sweden, estimated at between 1,700 and 2,500 (depending o ...
References
Uppland Runic Inscription 0013
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