Brodd's stone: a lost inscription attributed to rune carvers Vidbjörn

Brodd's stone, also known as Upplands runic inscription 530, was a runestone that once stood in Norrtälje. It was documented and sketched by antiquarian Johannes Haquini Rhezelius in 1633, but it vanished in the 1600s. In 2004, a replica of the runestone was built based on the sketches and dimensions provided by Rhezelius.

The inscription, translated into modern Swedish, reads: 'Orme och Holmvid och Holmfast läto resa stenen æftiR Brodd, sin gode fader.' The inscription is attributed to rune carvers Vidbjörn and Torbjörn the skald.

The stone was located in the kvarnströmmen in Norrtäljeån, where it was taken down to be documented. Ten years after Rhezelius's visit, the stone was found shattered, and only one fragment could be found in a cellar wall. This fragment remained until the end of the 1600s, possibly disappearing in 1719 when the Russians burned Norrtälje. The replica was placed in approximately the same spot as the original.

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