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Uppland Runic Inscription 448

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17: 208: 122: 78:. This runestone style is characterized by slim and stylized animals that are interwoven into tight patterns. The animal heads on Pr3 inscriptions are typically seen in profile with slender almond-shaped eyes and upwardly curled appendages on the noses and the necks. Based on stylistic analysis, the inscription has been attributed to the Swedish 223: 66:
The design of this inscription consists of runic text inscribed within a serpent band, which circles the stylized figures of a man on a horse and of a bird. The stone is composed of
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The inscription includes a depiction of a bird and a figure on a horse. The bird in the upper center of the inscription has been identified, due to its tail, as possibly being a
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Gräslund, Anne-Sofie (2006). "Wolves, Serpents and Birds: Their Symbolic Meaning in Old Norse Belief". In Andrén, Anders; Jennbert, Kristina; et al. (eds.).
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The runic text states that the stone was raised by Ígull and Bjǫrn as a memorial to their father Þorsteinn. The name Þorsteinn contains as a
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Vierbeinerdarstellungen auf Schwedischen Runensteinen: Studien zur Nord Germanischen Tier- und Fesselungsikonografie
139: 135: 85:, who was active in Sweden in the mid-eleventh century. Fot was noted for the consistency of his use of the 347: 164: 222: 272: 192: 277: 172: 409: 381: 326: 319:
Meijer, Jan (2007). "Punctuation Marks on Viking Age Rune Stones". In Langbroek, Erika (ed.).
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and is 1.9 meters in height. The inscription is tentatively classified as being carved in
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Old Norse Religion in Long-Term Perspectives: Origins, Changes, and Interactions
168: 75: 351: 302: 79: 33: 451: 438: 39: 43: 262:Ígull and Bjǫrn had the stone raised in memory of Þorsteinn, their father. 239:(i)kul × auk × biurn × litu × raisa × stain × eftiʀ × þurstain × faþur ... 36: 306: 148: 67: 55: 29: 51: 206: 129: 15: 108: 159:. Alternatively, the bird may also be a forest bird such as a 82: 96:, which is evident in the runic text of this inscription. 228:
_ᚴᚢᛚ᛫ᛅᚢᚴ᛫ᛒᛁᚢᚱᚾ᛫ᛚᛁᛏᚢ᛫ᚱᛅᛁᛋᛅ᛫ᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ᛫ᛂᚠᛏᛁᛦ᛫ᚦᚢᚱᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ᛫ᚠᛅᚦᚢᚱ____
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located in Harg, which is about 4 kilometers north of
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runestones that include depictions of horses include
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Runestone U 448 is located in Harg, Uppland, Sweden.
233:Transliteration of the runes into Latin characters 380:. Lund: Nordic Academic Press. pp. 124–129. 191:in Vidbo, U 599 in Hanunda, U 691 in Söderby, 8: 408:(in German). Walter de Gruyter. p. 33. 356:. London: MacMillan & Company. pp.  322:Amsterdamer Beiträge Zur Älteren Germanistik 369: 367: 298: 296: 294: 292: 303:Project Samnordisk Runtextdatabas Svensk 211:The runestone as it appeared in 1910-11. 54:, which was in the historic province of 288: 195:in Böksta, U 901 in Håmö, U 935 at the 140:question marks, boxes, or other symbols 24:This runic inscription, designated as 7: 183:in Norra Stutby, Sö 239 in Häringe, 155:was used as a symbol of rebirth and 14: 221: 120: 1: 245:Transcription into Old Norse 74:Pr3, which is also known as 492: 353:History of Christian Names 325:. Rodopi. pp. 65–98. 199:, and U 1003 in Frötuna. 175:in Ålum, N 61 in Alstad, 92:between the words in the 428:Unicode for runic text. 402:Oehrl, Sigmund (2010). 257:Translation in English 212: 142: instead of runes. 128:This article contains 21: 476:Runestones in Uppland 452:59.68083°N 17.86500°E 348:Yonge, Charlotte Mary 210: 151:, which in the early 19: 284:References and notes 448: /  273:Christian symbolism 179:in Ramsundsberget, 457:59.68083; 17.86500 278:List of runestones 213: 22: 415:978-3-11-022742-0 332:978-90-420-2256-0 197:Uppsala Cathedral 136:rendering support 94:runic inscription 32:catalog, is on a 483: 463: 462: 460: 459: 458: 453: 449: 446: 445: 444: 441: 429: 426: 420: 419: 399: 393: 391: 371: 362: 361: 344: 338: 336: 316: 310: 309:entry for U 448. 300: 225: 124: 123: 87:punctuation mark 48:Stockholm County 491: 490: 486: 485: 484: 482: 481: 480: 466: 465: 456: 454: 450: 447: 442: 439: 437: 435: 434: 432: 427: 423: 416: 401: 400: 396: 388: 373: 372: 365: 346: 345: 341: 333: 318: 317: 313: 301: 290: 286: 269: 259: 247: 235: 218: 205: 153:Catholic Church 145: 144: 143: 134:Without proper 125: 121: 101:theophoric name 72:runestone style 64: 12: 11: 5: 489: 487: 479: 478: 468: 467: 431: 430: 421: 414: 394: 386: 363: 339: 331: 311: 287: 285: 282: 281: 280: 275: 268: 265: 264: 263: 258: 255: 254: 253: 246: 243: 242: 241: 234: 231: 230: 229: 226: 217: 214: 204: 201: 138:, you may see 126: 119: 118: 117: 63: 60: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 488: 477: 474: 473: 471: 464: 461: 425: 422: 417: 411: 407: 406: 398: 395: 389: 387:91-89116-81-X 383: 379: 378: 370: 368: 364: 359: 355: 354: 349: 343: 340: 334: 328: 324: 323: 315: 312: 308: 304: 299: 297: 295: 293: 289: 283: 279: 276: 274: 271: 270: 266: 261: 260: 256: 252: 249: 248: 244: 240: 237: 236: 232: 227: 224: 220: 219: 215: 209: 202: 200: 198: 194: 190: 186: 182: 178: 174: 170: 166: 162: 158: 154: 150: 141: 137: 133: 131: 116: 114: 110: 106: 102: 97: 95: 91: 88: 84: 81: 77: 73: 69: 61: 59: 57: 53: 49: 45: 41: 38: 35: 31: 27: 18: 433: 424: 404: 397: 392:pp. 127-128. 376: 352: 342: 321: 314: 250: 238: 187:in Göksten, 169:Scandinavian 165:capercaillie 161:black grouse 157:resurrection 146: 127: 112: 103:element the 98: 89: 65: 25: 23: 455: / 203:Inscription 132:characters. 105:Norse pagan 76:Urnes style 62:Description 443:17°51′54″E 440:59°40′51″N 337:pp. 81–82. 216:Runic text 80:runemaster 34:Viking Age 40:runestone 470:Category 350:(1884). 267:See also 167:. Other 37:memorial 307:Rundata 149:peacock 68:granite 56:Uppland 30:Rundata 28:in the 412:  384:  360:, 301. 329:  185:Sö 327 181:Sö 226 177:Sö 101 52:Sweden 44:Märsta 193:U 855 189:U 375 173:DR 96 130:runic 26:U 448 410:ISBN 382:ISBN 327:ISBN 113:sinn 109:Thor 107:god 358:219 163:or 83:Fot 472:: 366:^ 305:- 291:^ 58:. 50:, 46:, 418:. 390:. 335:. 90:×

Index


Rundata
Viking Age
memorial
runestone
Märsta
Stockholm County
Sweden
Uppland
granite
runestone style
Urnes style
runemaster
Fot
punctuation mark
runic inscription
theophoric name
Norse pagan
Thor
runic
rendering support
question marks, boxes, or other symbols
peacock
Catholic Church
resurrection
black grouse
capercaillie
Scandinavian
DR 96
Sö 101

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