Rune stone U 857

Rune stone U 857
Ballingsta 57:1

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

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

Frövi, Balingsta

Size: 1.50 m x 1.22 m

The original inscription:
Igulbjörn och Fastlög --- sten denna efter Anund. Gud hjälpe anden hans.

The inscription in English:
Igulbjörn and Fastlög --- this stone in memory of Anund. May God help his soul.

Kalle Runemaster
The ornamentation as well as the runes are mirrored.

There are three S-runes which are all facing the right way.

The second last rune (above the tail) has a whole brnach. The word "hjälpe" (eng. may help) was misspelled: hialbi/hibi.

Those mistakes were probably caused by Erik being distracted by the fact that the inscription would not fit inside the ornamentation. I cannot understand why he didn't sketch his runes.

Below, you can see an article in Swedish on U 857, 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