The stone stands 1.80 metres high and 2.45 metres wide at the base. It was moved from a now-removed gravefield near Solna station and now stands a few hundred metres from that site in the park at the entrance of Stora Frösunda.
The inscription U 121 was moved in connection with the removal of the gravefield when the Hagalundstunneln and Solna station were built. Translated from runic, the inscription reads: Jobjörn and Sven (or: Sten) raised the stone after Torfred, Ingetora's man.
The original location of the stone is clearly marked on older maps. It was also illustrated by Richard Dybeck in Ur Sverikes runurkunder.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nik Frost
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