Rune stone U 1172
Vittinge 26:1

 

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


Holm, Sveden. Vittinge

Size: 1.82 m x 1.25 m

The original inscription:
Björn och hans bröder reste sten denna efter Sigbjörn i Holm.

The inscription in English:
Björn and his brothers raised this stone in Holm in memory of Sigbjörn.


Kalle Runemaster
The left eye tends to be square-shaped. The tail meets the curl right in the middle, which is unlike Erik's other stones. This made his work easier, which probably means that this stone is one of Erik's later pieces.

The triskelion at the top of the stone is quite an unusual motif. Most probably, it wasn't Erik's idea but asked for by the commissioner of the stone.

Quite a few of the runes were simplified. Some of the R-runes almost look like B-runes. The branches of the A- and N-runes stand in almost a ninety degree angle from the main staffs.
Even that was done to make work easier.

Erik managed to distribute the runes evenly and they are almost at the same height around the
knot, which is something Erik always strived for.

The ring at the centre of the cross is unusually asymmetrical and badly executed.

Below, you can see an article in Swedish on U 1172, 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
 

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