Uppland Runic Inscription 258

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The Uppland Runic Inscription 258 is a Viking Age runestone engraved in Old Norse with the Younger Futhark runic alphabet. It is in granite and located at Fresta Church in Upplands Väsby Municipality.

kunar × uk × sasur × þiʀ × litu × risa × stin × þina × iftiʀ × kiʀbi(a)rn × faþur × sin × sun × ui(t)kars × i × (s)u--unisi × on × trabu × nurminr × o kniri × asbiarnaʀ

Gunnarr {} ok {} Sassurr {} þæiʀ {} letu {} ræisa {} stæin {} þenna {} æftiʀ {} Gæiʀbiorn, {} faður {} sinn, {} sun {} Vittkarls/Hvitkars {} i {} Sv[al]unæsi(?). {} Hann {} drapu {} norrmænnr {} a knærri {} Asbiarnaʀ.

"Gunnarr and Sassurr, they had this stone raised in memory of Geirbjôrn, their father, Vittkarl/Hvítkarr of Svalunes's son. Norwegians killed him on Ásbjôrn's cargo-ship."