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Uppland Runic Inscription 954

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The Uppland Runic Inscription 954 is a Viking Age runestone engraved in Old Norse with the Younger Futhark runic alphabet. It was found by Johannes Bureus, but it has disappeared.[1] It was located near Danmark Church in Uppsala Municipality.[2] The style is possibly Pr1.[2]

Inscription

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þʀu

Þau(?)

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aʀrukr

Øyrikʀ(?)/Au(ð)rikʀ(?)

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fretr

frændr

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ri--u

ræi[st]u

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s...

s[tæin

...-r

æfti]ʀ

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helka

Hælga,

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bruþr

broður

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sin

sinn.

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en

En

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sasur

Sassurr

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trab

drap

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han

hann

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ouk

ok

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kaþ

gærði

·

 

niþiks:uerk

niðingsverk,

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seik

svæik

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felka

felaga

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sin

sinn.

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kuþ

Guð

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helb

hialp

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hut

and

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has

hans.

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[× þʀu : aʀrukr : fretr : ri--u : s... ...-r : helka : bruþr : sin : en : sasur : trab : han : ouk : kaþ · niþiks:uerk : seik : felka : sin : kuþ : helb : hut : has ×]

{} Þau(?) {} Øyrikʀ(?)/Au(ð)rikʀ(?) {} frændr {} ræi[st]u {} s[tæin æfti]ʀ {} Hælga, {} broður {} sinn. {} En {} Sassurr {} drap {} hann {} ok {} gærði {} niðingsverk, {} svæik {} felaga {} sinn. {} Guð {} hialp {} and {} hans. {}

"Eyríkr(?)/Auðríkr(?) and his kinsmen, they raised the stone in memory of Helgi, their brother. And Sassurr killed him and made (= did) a villainous deed, betrayed his partner. God help his spirit."[2]

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