A memorial stele in Kyrsta, Ärentuna socken

A memorial stele in Kyrsta, Ärentuna socken

Photo: Marianne58 / Wikimedia Commons , CC BY-SA 3.0 , resized

A Viking age runestone of light granite with a slightly reddish tone stands in Uppsala kommun. Translated, it reads: Gudfast let resa stenen. Fastulv. bro.

Upplands runinskrifter U 1020 is a memorial stele. The stele stands in Kyrsta, Ärentuna socken and Uppsala kommun. It is 35 centimeters thick. The inscription on the stele is heavily weathered and is very shallowly carved.

The stone has been known since the 1600s and stood until 1935 in its original location south of the easternmost farm in Kyrsta. When the road was straightened and widened, the stone was moved about 7 meters to the north.

The inscription reads: Gudfast let resa stenen. Fastulv. bro.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

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