Rune stone U 1173

Rune stone U 1173
On the north side of the railway crossing

U 732 Grillby
U 738 Grillby
U 755 Grillby
U 762 Enköping
U 768 Enköping
U 769 Enköping
U 774 Enköping
U 779 Enköping
U 793 Enköping
U 798 Enköping

U 857 Uppsala

U 943 Uppsala
U 978 Uppsala

U 1153 Fjärdhundra
U 1154 Fjärdhundra
U 1155 Fjärdhundra
U 1156 Fjärdhundra
U 1157 Fjärdhundra
U 1165 Enköping
U 1172 Vittinge
U 1173 Vittinge

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Many thanks for
the translation to:
Michèle Maurer www.micmaug.com

Scotland, Edinburgh
In 2014, a replica/reconstruction of the stone was raised close to the original site, some meters north of the railway crossing in Morgongåva.

Size: 1.33 m x 0.92 m

The original inscription:
Are reste sten efter Hjälm, fader sin.
Gud hjälpe anden hans.

The inscription in English:
Are raised this stone in memory of Hjälm, his father. May God help his soul.

Kalle Runemaster
There is a line between the eyes that wasn't placed symmetrically.
The tongue is curled, which isn't a detail seen on any other of Erik's stones.

Quite a few of the rune branches are curved, which shows that Erik must have been sitting on the stone while working on it and that he had not sketched up the runes beforehand.

There are two additional crosses on the stone, different in style and of inferior execution. They must
have been added later. The second one of the additional crosses is situated on the edge of the stone
and therefore not visible on the pictures to the right.

The additional crosses have a different shape than the ones Erik used to carve.
They might symbolise something different, maybe something more important than the big crosses Erik
carved. Whatever the crosses meant, was it worth sacrificing the looks of this piece of art?

I'd like to know the difference between the crosses.
Can you tell me? kalle@runristare.se

Below, you can see an article in Swedish on U 1173, taken from the book Upplands Runskrifter.


U 732 Grillby U 738 Grillby U 755 Grillby U 762 Enköping U 768 Enköping U 769 Enköping U 774 Enköping U 779 Enköping	U 793 Enköping U 798 Enköping U 857 Uppsala U 943 Uppsala U 978 Uppsala U 1153 Fjärdhundra U 1154 Fjärdhundra U 1155 Fjärdhundra	U 1156 Fjärdhundra U 1157 Fjärdhundra U 1165 Enköping U 1172 Vittinge U 1173 Vittinge Vs 30 Möklinta