Böksta Runestone
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| Name | Böksta runestone |
| Rundata ID | U 855 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Region | Uppland |
| City/Village | Balingsta |
| Produced | 11th Century |
| Runemaster | Unknown |
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Text - Native |
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| Old Norse :Ingi... ok Iogærðr þau letu ræisa stæin þenna at Æist, sun sinn, Ærnfastr ok þæiR brøðr ræistu at bro[ður sinn]. | |
| Text - English | |
| Ingi-... and Jógerðr, they had this stone raised in memory of Eistr, their son; Ernfastr and his brothers raised in memory of their brother. | |
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Coordinates: 59°46′14″N 17°24′35″E / 59.7706°N 17.4097°E The Böksta runestone is a runestone located near the farm of Böksta in Balingsta between Uppsala and Örsundsbro, Sweden. The stone is notable for its images where can be seen a man on horseback hunting a moose with two dogs and a spear. Observing the hunter is another man on skis, holding a bow and arrow, who may be Ullr, the Norse god of the hunt.
Runes:
- inki-... [a]uk : iuker [:] þau : litu : raisa * stain : þina : a[t] * ais[t *] sun * sin : ernfastr * auk * þaiR * (b)ryþr * raist[u] * at * bru... ...
[edit] Source
(1) Freyr-Ottar, UK, 22 August, 2008
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