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Runestone U393

Runestone U393

Runstigen, 193 32 Sigtuna, Sweden

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Runstigen, on the east side of the alley.

“Ofeg had this stone erected in memory of  his two sisters, Tora and Rodvi”.

The name Ofeg means ‘destined for a long life’ and is quite common in the runic inscriptions. Roðvi is a Gotlandic name and this is the only example in the runic inscriptions of mainland Sweden. Tora is a shortened form of names like Torhild, Thorgunn. This is the only rune stone erected in memory of two sisters by their brother. The rune stone stands probably on its original site by the road, which during the Viking Age led northwards from the town to the central parts of Uppland.

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A large number of both men and women are mentioned on runestones and other runic inscriptions from Sigtuna. None of these people are known from other sources. However, we can assume that they were not just anybody, but relatively wealthy farmers, who in addition to their main estate in the countryside also owned a town yard in Sigtuna.

Source: https://www.sigtuna.se (Text: Thorgunn Snædal (National Board of Antiquities) and Sten Tesch (Arkistoria). English translation reviewed by Karin Atterlöf Perslow.)

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