Uppland Runic Inscription 1
Uppland Runic Inscription 1 is a runestone in Adelsö socken, Adelsö-Munsö, Stockholm County. Uppland Runic Inscription 1 is situated nearby to Adelsö Church, as well as near the archaeological site Hovgården.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Runestone
- Also known as: “U 1”
- Inscription: “[as]kil : lit : rita : stin : þa[na · -f-]- : u[n]-- : faþur : [si]n [-u-]a : kuþ[an”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Adelsö Church and Uppland Runic Inscription 11.
Adelsö Church
Church
Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Adelsö Church is a church located on the Lake Mälaren island of Adelsö, in Ekerö Municipality in central eastern Sweden. The Romanesque church, itself founded in the 12th century, is located next to Hovgården, an excavation site and a World Heritage Site dating back to before the Viking Age.
Uppland Runic Inscription 11
Runestone
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
U 11 is the Rundata designation for a runestone that is located near the ruins of the old king's dwelling at Alsnö hus near Hovgården on the island of Adelsö in Sweden. Uppland Runic Inscription 11 is situated 120 metres east of Uppland Runic Inscription 1.
Birka
Archaeological site
Birka, on the island of Björkö in present-day Sweden, was an important Viking Age trading center which handled goods from Scandinavia as well as many parts of Continental Europe and the Orient. Birka is situated 3 km south of Uppland Runic Inscription 1.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hovgården and Lundkulla.
Hovgården
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hovgården is an archaeological site on the Lake Mälaren island of Adelsö in Ekerö Municipality in central-eastern Sweden. During the Viking Age, the centre of the prospering Mälaren Valley was the settlement Birka, founded in the mid-8th century and abandoned in the late 10th century and located on the island Björkö just south of Adelsö.
Lundkulla
Hamlet
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lundkulla is a village in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, southeastern Sweden.
Mälby
Hamlet
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mälby is a village in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, southeastern Sweden.
Uppland Runic Inscription 1
- Categories: Norse runestone, runic inscription, and historic site
- Location: Adelsö socken, Adelsö-Munsö, Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.36013° or 59° 21′ 36″ northLongitude
17.53182° or 17° 31′ 55″ eastOpen location code
9FFV9G6J+2POpenStreetMap ID
node 5845992593OpenStreetMap feature
historic=rune_stoneWikidata ID
Q21139826
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In Other Languages
“Uppland Runic Inscription 1” goes by many names.
- Swedish: “Adelsö 49:1”
- Swedish: “U 1”
- Swedish: “Upplands runinskrifter 1”
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Highlights include Hovgården and Alsnö hus.
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