Title

Ölstastenen in Stockholm (Sweden)

Description

Photo of Ölstastenen, also known as runestone U 871, in Stockholm (Sweden). This runestone was painted in 1992 based on what the archaeologists believed to be its original colours: black, red and white. It features a cross, creatures, and a runic inscription.

Runes (translitterated):
binrn ' auþulfr ' (k)unor ' hulmtis ' ---u ri-o stin þino ' iftiʀ ' ulf ' kinlauhaʀ buanta ' in osmuntr hiu

Normalised:
Biorn, Auðulfʀ, Gunnarr, Holmdis [let]u re[tt]a stæin þenna æftiʀ Ulf, Ginnlaugaʀ boanda. En Asmundr hio.

English:
Bjǫrn, Auðulfr, Gunnarr (and) Holmdís had this stone erected in memory of Ulfr, Ginnlaug's husbandman. And Ásmundr cut.

Creator

Þorr

Identifier

NM-01381-IMG001

Date

26 October 2026

Format

image/jpeg

Rights

CC BY-SA 4.0

Rights Holder

Þorr

Publisher

NorseMap