U 20
Färentuna church


Runinskrift


… …k · bunta sin … auk -

… …(u)þrik · faþur sin · gu… …-b… …n- ·


… Eirikr(?) his/her husbandman … and

… Gudrik, his/her father. May God help (his) spirit.


Runecarver:

Thorbjörn skald, according to the website "Runor".

 

Histoy

In the 17th century, the two fragments were in the cemetery wall (see drawing below), but when Uppland's runic inscriptions were made in the mid-20th century, they were gone and walled up somewhere in the church wall and covered with putty.

Clippings from Uppland's runic inscriptions with drawings from the 17th century on the fragments in the wall.
 


This is how the fragments sit in the church wall today.

 

The fragments at the arrow on the left in the image.


Links

Upplands runinskrifter > page 29
(Only Swedish)

Runor >  Riksantikvarieämbetet (National Antiquities Board)
(Mostly Swedish)

Google map > Find the runestone
 


ALL RUNESTONES

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


U 20
Färentuna church
 

Uppdated 28 november, 2025 by Kalle Runristare