Livsten's soul-boats in the stone of Näs

The stone walls of Näs in Frösunda parish contain two runic inscriptions, identified as Upplands runinskrifter 347 and U 348. The inscriptions are found on a rock wall in Vallentuna kommun and are located only a few meters apart. The carvings measure between six and ten centimeters in height.

Discovered in early 1929, the inscriptions provide a record of a man named Lifstæinn. The text of U 347 translates to: Livsten let göra broarna till själabot för sig och sin hustru Ingerun och sina söner Jorund och Niklas och Luden.

This record specifies that Livsten had the bridges made as soul-boats for himself, his wife Ingerun, and their sons Jorund, Niklas, and Luden. The pair of inscriptions remains a preserved part of the archaeological landscape in Uppland.

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