The Runic Fragment of Mariakyrkan's Cemetery

The Runic Fragment of Mariakyrkan's Cemetery

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Discover a Viking-age runic stone fragment in Sigtuna's churchyard.

Upplands runinskrifter 381 is a Viking-age runic stone fragment made of granite. It is located in the cemetery of Mariakyrkan in Sigtuna. The fragment measures approximately 0.6 by 0.5 meters and has a height of about 8 centimeters.

The runestone is built into the eastern outer wall of the Gernerska gravkoret. Another runestone fragment, U Fv1992;159A, is also built into the same wall.

The runic inscription on the stone has been transliterated and normalized into Old Swedish. It translates to 'Gud hjälpe anden' in modern Swedish.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

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