Runic inscription:
... sten denna e(ft)er Un...
… stin : žinsi : i--iR :
un…
... stone this a(ft)er Un...?
Facts
Red sandstone 53 x 60 x 21 cm
The runestone was found in 1981 by H. Sahlström in the
southern courtyard wall of Ekerö Church and it was reported
the same year. But it was not until 6 years later, in 1997,
that the find was examined and registered by the Rune
Institute (Runverket).
The fragment remained on top of the wall at
that time, approximately in front of the church's southern
portal. Today, the fragment is inside the armory next to
runestone U 15b.
Ornamentation
The ornamentation does not appear to follow any traditional
form and the body lacks balance. This could be due to the
shape of the original stone but is most likely the result of
an inexperienced rune carver.
The width of the body is uneven and some of
the runes do not go all the way from edge to edge. The runes
are large, between 11-16 cm high with wide and shallow
carving marks.
It would be interesting to find more fragments of the
runestone. I get the feeling that whoever carved this
runestone had a lot more to say than just this little
standard phrase: "... this stone after
Un...".
Links
Sveriges Runinskrifter >
Page
5
(Only Swedish)
Fornvännen > Page 32
(Only Swedish)
Runor > Riksantikvarieämbetet
The National Antiquities Board
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Ekerö
municipality
ADELSÖ >
has 5
known runestones
BIRKA >
has fragments from 9 known
runestones
MUNSÖ >
has 3 or
4 known runestones
EKERÖ >
has 11 known runestones
FÄRINGSÖ
>
has 27 known runestones
LOVÖ >
has 8 known runestones
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