Uppland Rune Inscription 1011
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| Name: | Uppland Rune Inscription 1011 |
| Rundata ID: | U 1011 |
| Country: | Sweden |
| Region: | Uppland |
| City/Village: | Uppsala |
| Produced: | 11th century |
| Artist: | Vigmund |
| Text - Native: | |
| Old Norse : "Vígmundr lét hôggva stein at sik sjalfan, slœgjastr manna. "Gudh hjalpi sál "Vígmundar sty´rimanns. "Vígmundr ok "Áfrídhr hjoggu merki at kvikvan sik. | |
| Text - English: | |
| Vígmundr had the stone cut in memory of himself, the most skillful of men. May God help Vígmundr the captain's soul. Vígmundr and Áfrídhr cut the landmark in memory of themselves while alive. | |
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| Rune stones - Runic alphabet | |
The rune stone U 1011, carved in the 11th century, was moved from Rasbo to Uppsala in the 17th century. In 1867 it was exhibited in the Exposition Universelle in Paris. There it was dropped in Le Havre during its return. After having lain there for several decades, it was returned to Uppsala. It now stands in Universitetsparken (the University Park), close to the main building of Uppsala University.
It is an unusual stone in that its creator, Vigmund, raised it in honor of himself.
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