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Uppland Runic Inscription 701 | |
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Created | unknown |
Discovered | Originally Veckholms county, now lost, Uppland, Sweden |
Rundata ID | U 701 |
Runemaster | unknown |
Text – Native | |
Old Norse: Guti let ræisa st[æin] þennsa æftiʀ I[ng]iald, broður sinn. Guð hialpi salu hans. | |
Translation | |
Goti had this stone raised in memory of Ingjaldr, his brother. May God help his soul. |
Uppland Runic Inscription 701 or U 701, and also known as Kynge stone, is a runestone that is now lost. It was recorded in a drawing in the 17th century by Johan Hadorph and P. Helgonius, as well as Johannes Haquini Rhezelius. Richard Dybeck took up the search for the missing U 701 in 1860 but was not able to find it. It is believed that U 701 was carved by the artist who made runic inscriptions U 700 and U 702. The recorded text ends with a prayer that uses the Norse word salu for soul, which was imported from English and first used on a different inscription during the tenth century. [1]