Granby Runestone

The Granby Runestone, designated as U 337 under the Rundata catalog, is one of the longest Viking Age runic inscriptions located in , .
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  • Type: Runestone
  • Description: viking Age runic inscription
  • Also known as: “Granbyhällen” and “U 337”
  • Inscription: “hemik + uk + sialfi + uk + iohan + þeiR + lata hakua + eftR + faþur sin + finuiþ + uk + uarkas × uk × rahnfriþ + uk moþur sina + uk + at + ikikerþi + uk + at + kalf + uk + kiarþar + u- ...-at + (h)an ati ‘ ein × alt fyrst × þat × uaru × freantr þeia + koþ”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Orkesta Church and Lindholmen railway station.

Church
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is situated 1¼ km northeast of Granby Runestone.

Railway stop
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is a railway stop, which is situated 1¼ km southeast of Granby Runestone.

Residential building
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is a residential building, which is situated 2 km southeast of Granby Runestone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lindholmen and Johannesudd.

Village
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is a locality situated in , , with 860 inhabitants in 2010.

Village
is a locality situated in , , . is situated 6 km southwest of Granby Runestone.

Town
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is the seat of in , , with 33,219 inhabitants in 2018. 's cultural landscape is well preserved, and human habitation in the area has been traced back as far as the Stone Age. is situated 7 km south of Granby Runestone.

Granby Runestone

Latitude
59.59518° or 59° 35′ 43″ north
Longitude
18.09931° or 18° 5′ 58″ east
Open location code
9FFWH3WX+3P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5094765075
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­rune_stone
Wiki­data ID
Q3903554
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Granby Runestone” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Pedra rúnica de Granby”
  • Dutch: “Granby Runestone”
  • German: “Runenstein von Granby”
  • Italian: “Pietra di Granby”
  • Polish: “Kamień runiczny z Granby”
  • Spanish: “Piedra rúnica de Granby”
  • Swedish: “Orkesta 44:1”
  • Swedish: “U 337”
  • Swedish: “Upplands runinskrifter 337”

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Highlights include Finnvid Storgård and Ättebacke.

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