A runestone in Risbyle dedicated to a head of the Skålhamrasläkt

In a field near Skålhamra, west of Vallentunasjön, a runestone stands, marked by two interwoven rune orms. The stone is made of red granite, stands 275 cm high, and is decorated with an Irish knot and a large Christian cross. It was erected by Ulvkettil, Gye, and Une in memory of Ulf, their good father. The inscription reads: 'Ulvkettil and Gye and Une let raise this stone after Ulf, their good father. He lived in Skålhamra. May God help his soul and soul, for him light and paradise.'

The stone stands near the cottage Risbyle and between its pair stone, U 161. Ulf was the head of the Skålhamrasläkt family around the beginning of the millennium, and the text serves as a document of inheritance for his three sons after his death. The inscription is noted for being a pronounced Christian confession, and there is no doubt that Ulf and his sons were Christians who wished for a new, bright existence for their father's soul in the coming paradise.

Across the Vallentunasjön at Bällsta, there are remains of a tingsplats where two additional runestones, U 225 and U 226, stand. These were also erected in memory of Ulf in Skålhamra.

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