Uppland Runic Inscription 678
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| Name | Uppland Runic Inscription 678 |
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| Rundata ID | U 678 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Region | Uppland |
| City/Village | Skokloster |
| Produced | 11th Century (Possibly older) |
| Runemaster | Fot |
| Text - Native | |
| Old Norse : "Andvettr ok "GullæifR ok "Gunnarr ok "Horsi ok "RolæifR letu ræisa stæin at "Thordh, fadhur sinn. "Fotr hiogg runaR. | |
| Text - English | |
| Andvéttr and Gulleifr and Gunnarr and Haursi and Hródhleifr had the stone raised in memory of Thórdhr, their father. Fótr cut the runes. | |
| Other resources | |
| Runestones - Runic alphabet - Runology - Runestone styles | |
Due to the unusual imagery, assumed to be from an earlier time period, it is believed that Fot used the carved imagery to put down his runes on.
