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Runestone U 366

Runestone U 366. Illustration: Jonas Lau Markussen (CC BY).

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U 366

Gådersta, Uppland, Sweden (now lost).

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The carvings of the stone were probably in the runestone style Pr 4 (c. 1070-1100) pertaining to the Urnes style.

The inscription is not signed.

Fragment of a runestone. The size is unknown.

Runic inscription

The rune text ran vertically along the edge of the fragment.

Runes

[… ᚢᛅᛦ ᛫ ᛏᛅᚢᚦᚱ × ᛁ ᛅᚢᛋᛐᚱ ᛫ ᚢᛁᚼ- …]

Transliteration

[… uaʀ * tauþr × i austr*uih- …]

Old Norse

… vaR dauðr i austrveg[i] …

English

… died on the eastern route …

Notes

Known only from an illustration by Rhezelius. Now lost.