Rune stone U 798
Sparrsätra by

 

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


Torgesta, Sparsätra
Missing. Was used in the construction of the road in 1840.

Size: probably 1.50 m x 1.80 m

The original inscription:
Vibjörn reste sten efter Kättil. Gud hjälpe anden hans.

The inscription in English:
Vibjörn raised this stone in memory of Kättil. May God help his soul.

Kalle Runemaster
In the book Upplands Runinskrifter, three sketches of U 798 can be found. I chose the one made by Bureus in 1639, since I think it is the most accurate.

In the 17th century, the stone was described as almost round. This must have been a description of the carving surface, not the stone per se, since it was described as lying down in 1639.

Around 1840, the stone was used as filling in the construction of the road. This was remembered around 20 years later, but no one could tell where exactly the stone was lying.

If we had the approximate location of the stone, it could easily be found by using a ground-penetrating radar. The smooth surface is probably facing upwards and should be easily recognised due to its round shape. Its diameter is of about 1.5 m.

Below, you can see an article in Swedish on U 798, 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
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