U 439 This runestone in
runestone style Fp and is one of the
Serkland runestones. It was located at
Steninge Palace, but it is now lost.
Johan Bureus, one of the first prominent Swedish runologists, visited Steninge on May 8, 1595, and made a drawing of the runestone which stood by the jetty. Only 50 years later it had disappeared and in a letter written in 1645 it was explained that the stone had been used in the construction of a new stone jetty. Of the names in the text, Sæbiorn means "sea bear," Hærlæif means "warrior love relic" or "beloved warrior," and Þorgærðr is the name of a goddess,
Þorgerðr, which combines the god name
Thor and
gerðr, the latter word meaning "fenced in." Ingvar, the leader of the expedition, has a name meaning "the god
Ing's warrior." This runestone is attributed to the
runemaster Äskil.
U 644 This runestone in
style Fp is located at Ekilla bro. It is raised in memory of the same man as
U 654, below.
Omeljan Pritsak suggests that he may have died in
Vladimir of Novgorod's attack on
Constantinople in 1043. It was at the time lying under the stone bridge that crossed the river north of Ekilla. It contains an
Old Norse poem. The runestone was depicted as early as 1599 by
Johannes Bureus, and in the 17th century on a drawing by
Johan Hadorph and
Johan Leitz. which is why scholars are certain that their names were Andvéttr and Blesi.
Omeljan Pritsak suggests that he may have died in
Vladimir of Novgorod's attack on
Constantinople in 1043. The runestone was examined in the early 17th century by
Johannes Bureus and it was included in his book
Monumenta Sveo-Gothica Hactenus Expulta. The text refers to the
lið of Ingvar. This word, translated by Rundata as "retinue," is often used in reference to the
Þingalið, the Scandinavian forces that served the English kings from 1013–1066, and is used that way on runestone
U 668. It has been suggested that
lið could also refer to a "collection of ships."
U 837 This stone is located in Alsta, Nysätra. It was discovered in the 1940s by a local boy, and an unsuccessful search was initiated to find the remaining parts. It is presently located in the forest about 100 metres from the road. Its identity as an Ingvar runestone is based on the remaining runes -
rs + liþ, which agree with
ikuars × liþ ("Ingvar's retinue") on runestone
U 778.
U 1143 This stone is located at the church of
Tierp. It is tentatively categorized as
style Pr1. Although very worn today, the text of the inscription is known from a drawing made by
Johan Peringskiöld.
U Fv1992;157 This stone in
style Fp was reported by road construction workers on April 6, 1990. A runologist arrived and noted that it was missing some parts. It was also lying with text upwards and it had probably been dug up and moved by machinery the previous winter from somewhere in the vicinity. The existence of lichen showed that it had not been completely covered by soil. Later in the month, an archaeological excavation uncovered two missing pieces of the stone. On the 23rd it was moved to the museum of
Sigtuna and on May 16, it was transported to a stonemason who mended the stone. The stone is a light grey and finely grained granite, and it is 2.30 m tall and 1.73 m wide. The runemaster does not appear to have prepared the surface much and so the surface is quite coarse, but still the runes are legible. It was made by the same runemaster as the Ingvar runestone
U 439 and probably the Ingvar runestone
U 661. It is the only Ingvar runestone that talks of the construction of a bridge. The excavation had established that the stone had been located beside a road, and there was once a creek at the location across which the bridge had passed. There are many examples of these bridge stones dated from the 11th century, including runic inscriptions
Sö 101,
U 489, and
U 617. Since it could not be reerected at its original location, the
Swedish Civil Aviation Administration arranged so that it could be installed in the new terminal 2 for domestic flights. It was inaugurated in the terminal with a solemn ceremony by the Civil Aviation Administration on May 17, 1992. ==Södermanland==