Runestone U 582

Runestone U 582 is a runestone that used to be located by the church of Söderby-Karl, Norrtälje municipality in the Roslagen area on the east coast of Sweden. It has been lost since some time before 1830.[1] The runestone has been dated to the 11th century and includes what is probably the oldest written mention of Finland.[2]

Drawing of the Runestone U 582 from the 17th century.

Inscription

biarn huk * ikulfriþ : raistu : stain : aftʀ : utrik : sun : sain * han * uaʀ : tribin : o * fin*lonti[2]

Translation in old west Norse: Bjǫrn ok Ígulfríðr reistu stein eptir Ótrygg, son sinn. Hann var drepinn á Finnlandi.

Translation in English: Bjǫrn and Ígulfríðr raised the stone in memory of Ótryggr, their son. He was killed in Finland.

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References
  1. "RAÄ-nummer Söderby-Karl 266:201" (in Swedish). Swedish National Heritage Board. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  2. "Runic Dictionary". www.abdn.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-06.


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