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Upplands runinskrifter 963 is a rune stone located outside the wall of Vaksala kyrka in Uppsala. It is placed together with three other stones: U 962, U 964, and U 965. The upper part of the stone is broken.
The inscription mentions Næskonung, who had someone named Igulbjörn, his father, and Inga after her husband. The text also includes the phrase Gud. din själ, Igulbjörn, och Guds moder.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
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A runestone for Svens's soul at Vaksala 2 m Photo: Marianne58, CC BY-SA 3.0 
The memorial stone U 962 3 m Photo: Marianne58, CC BY-SA 3.0 
The runestone U 965 6 m Photo: Marianne58, CC BY-SA 3.0 
Näckens polska 3 km Photo: Full steam, CC BY 3.0 
The historic site of Old Uppsala 3.3 km Photo: OlofE, CC BY-SA 3.0 
A medieval beast carving revealed in the masonry of Uppsala Cathedral 3.5 km Photo: Ojan, Public domain 
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