Granby Runestone

Granby Runestone

Runefacts|name=Granbyhällen
rundataid=U 337
country=Sweden
region=Uppland
city=Granby
produced=11th century
artist=Visäte
text_native=Old Norse : HæmingR ok Sialfi ok Iohan þæiR lata haggva æftiR faður sinn Finnvið, ok Vargas(?)/Varghôss(?) ok Ragnfriðr, ok moður sina, ok at Ingigærði ok at Kalf ok Gærðar o [k] <...-at>. Hann atti æinn allt fyrst. Þat vaRu frændr þæiRa. Guð hialpi and þæiRa. Viseti risti runaR þessaR.|text_english=Hemingr and Sjalfi and Jóhan, they have cut (the stone) in memory of their father Finnviðr and Vargas(?)/Varghôss(?) and Ragnfríðr and their mother, and in memory of Ingigerðr and in memory of Kalfr and Gerðarr and ... He alone owned all at first. These were their kinsmen. May God help their spirits. Véseti carved these runes.|picture=|
The Granby Runestone (Swedish: "Granbyhällen") is the largest runic inscription in Uppland, Sweden. It is made in memory of a father, a mother and some other people. The father Finnvid's property is mentioned.

This is a transliteration of the runes:+ hemik + uk + sialfi + uk + iohan + þeiR + lata hakua + eftR + faþur sin + finuiþ + uk + uarkas × uk × rahnfriþ + uk moþur sina + uk + at + ikikerþi + uk + at + kalf + uk + kiarþar + u- ...-at + (h)an ati ' ein × alt fyrst × þat × uaru × freantr þeia + koþ : hialbi + ant þaira + uiseti + risti × runa þisa

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*Rundata
* [http://www.historiska.se/histvarld/artikel.asp?id=10955 The article "Runristare" at the Swedish Museum of National Antiquities.]
* [http://www.kms.raa.se/cocoon/bild/show-image.html?id=16000300013123 A page with a photography and information at the Swedish National Heritage Board.]
* [http://www.lansmuseum.a.se/bilder/fotovisabild.cfm?in_bildnr=LR2004-0001 A page with a drawing at the Stockholm County Museum.]


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