This is runestone U 152, an 11th-century Viking Age memoria…
By Anonymous · published 29 Oct 2026
Interpretation
AI interpretation, unverified
SUMMARY
This is runestone U 152, an 11th-century Viking Age memorial stone originally from Hagby in Täby, Uppland, Sweden, carved with elegant Urnes-style serpents and a Christian cross.
WRITING SYSTEM
Younger Futhark (long-branch runes)
LANGUAGE
Old East Norse (Runic Swedish)
TEXT
× ᚼᚢᛚᛘᛒᛁᚢᚱᚾ · ᚢᚴ · ᚼᚢᛚᛘᚠᚱᛁᚦ · ᛚᛁᛏᚢ · ᚱᛅᛁᛋᛅ · ᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ · ᚦᛁᚾᛅ · ᛁᚠᛏᛁᛦ · ᛏᚢᚱᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ · ᛋᚢᚾ · ᛋᛁᚾ · ᚢᚴ · ᛁᚠᛏᛁᛦ · ᛁᚱᚢᚾ · ᛏᚢᛏᚢᚱ · ᛋᛁᚾᛅ
TRANSLITERATION
× holmbiurn · ok · holmfriþ · litu · raisa · stain · þina · iftiʀ · turstain · sun · sin · ok · iftiʀ · irun · tutur · sina
TRANSLATION
Holmbjǫrn and Holmfríðr had this stone raised in memory of Þorsteinn, their son, and in memory of Irun, their daughter.
CONTEXT
Cataloged as U 152 in the Rundata corpus, this granite runestone originated in Hagby, Täby parish, Uppland, and was later relocated to the Skansen open-air museum in Stockholm. The sophisticated Urnes style (Pr4), balanced composition, and diagnostic runic ductus strongly indicate that it was carved by the famous mid-11th-century Uppland master Fot. It dates to circa 1050–1080 CE.
CONFIDENCE
High
CAVEATS
• Location basis: the phone's position at analysis time, not necessarily where the photo was taken. • The coordinates provided (60.23546, 24.60328 in Espoo, Finland) come from the device's current location and do not reflect where the photograph was taken; the monument is Swedish. • The text is distributed across three ribbons: the parents' formula runs along the broad outer band, while the dedications to the deceased son and daughter are carved into the two inner serpent loops flanking the central palmette. • A visible iron clamp and cement join across the lower right section show historical repair work where the stone had fractured.
LOCATION
Espoo, Finland
Exact position: 60.235462, 24.603284
Position of the phone when the photo was analysed
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