Uppland Rune Inscription 871
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| Name: | Uppland Rune Inscription 871 |
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| Country: | Sweden |
| Region: | Uppland |
| City/Village: | Originally Ölsta, currently located at Skansen, Stockholm |
| Produced: | 12th century |
| Artist: | Åsmund Kåresson |
| Text - Native: | |
| Old Norse : Biorn, AuðulfR, Gunnarr, Holmdis [let]u re[tt]a stæin þenna æftiR Ulf, GinnlaugaR boanda. En Asmundr hio. | |
| Text - English: | |
| Björn, Ödulv, Gunnar, Holmdis raised this stone for Ulv, Ginnlögs husband. And Åsmund chiseled | |
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| Rune stones - Runic alphabet | |
This rune stone is originally from Ölsta, a village in the county of Uppland in Sweden.
It is believed that this stone remained in it's original place until 1896. The spot was close to the Eriksgata, the road that the king travelled after having been elected at the Stone of Mora, in order to be accepted by his subjects.
The stone was sold for 50 SEK in 1896 to the founder of Skansen, Artur Hazelius. It remains at Skansen to this day.
In 1991, the Swedish Rune authority had the stone colorized as an experiment to see how well it protects the stone from moss and the weather. It is believed that the colorization of the stone will protect this stone for at least 50 years to come.
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