Uppland Runic Inscription 755
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| Name | Uppland Runic Inscription 755 |
| Rundata ID | U 755 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Region | Uppland |
| City/Village | Kälsta |
| Produced | 11th Century |
| Runemaster | unknown |
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Text - Native |
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| Liðsma[ndr](?) ok Toki ræistu stæin þenna æftiR Agaut. Byggi i Kælsstaðum.[1] | |
| Text - English | |
| Lidhsmaðr(?) and Tóki raised this stone in memory of Ágautr (who) lived in Kelsstaðir.[1] | |
| Other resources | |
| Runestones - Runic alphabet Runology - Runestone styles |
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U 755 is the Rundata designation for a Viking Age memorial runestone located in Kälsta, Uppland, Sweden.
[edit] Description
This runestone was first documented by Richard Dybeck, who is known as the author of the lyrics to the Swedish national anthem, in 1860: "The runestone stands between Litslena and Herkeberga Church, so close to the edge of the road by Kalstad - part of the lower inscription has been damaged."
The cross on the stone indicates that Ágautr was a Christian. The name Ágautr does not appear in any other material (either other rune inscriptions or middle age sources). Lidhsmadhr is also an unusual name, there is however a mention on another runestone in nearby Simtuna with this name, on inscription U 1160, which possibly could reference the same person.
The place name Kelsstaðir in the runic text, sometimes read as Kal-taþum, refers to the modern hamlet of Kälsta.[2]
[edit] Inscription
A tranliteration of the runic inscription is:
- + lis(m)[a]--... auk + tuki + rastu × stain + (þ)i(n)a + aftir + akaut + bu(k)i + i + k[a](l)[staþ](u)m[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Project Samnordisk Runtextdatabas Svensk Rundata entry for U 755.
- ^ Larsson, Mats G. (1998). "Runic Inscriptions as a Source for the History of Settlement". In Düwel, Klaus. Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde. de Gruyter. pp. 645. ISBN 3-11-015455-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=KYqsisEVQHEC&pg=PA201#v=onepage&q=&f=false.
