Böksta Runestone

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Böksta Runestone
Name	Böksta runestone
Rundata ID	U 855
Country	Sweden
Region	Uppland
City/Village	Balingsta
Produced	11th Century
Runemaster	Unknown
Text - Native
Old Norse :Ingi... ok Iogærðr þau letu ræisa stæin þenna at Æist, sun sinn, Ærnfastr ok þæiR brøðr ræistu at bro[ður sinn].
Text - English
Ingi-... and Jógerðr, they had this stone raised in memory of Eistr, their son; Ernfastr and his brothers raised in memory of their brother.
Other resources
Runestones - Runic alphabet - Runology - Runestone styles

Coordinates: 59°46′14″N 17°24′35″E / 59.7706, 17.4097 The Böksta runestone is a runestone located near the farm of Böksta in Balingsta between Uppsala and Örsundsbro. The stone is notable for its images where can be seen a man on horseback hunting a moose with two dogs and a spear. Observing the hunter is another man on skis holding a bow and arrow who may be Ullr, the Norse god of the hunt.

Runes:

• inki-... [a]uk : iuker [:] þau : litu : raisa * stain : þina : a[t] * ais[t *] sun * sin : ernfastr * auk * þaiR * (b)ryþr * raist[u] * at * bru... ...

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