Younger Futhark inscription on the Vaksala Runestone

The Vaksala Runestone (U961) is located in Vaksala parish near Uppsala, Sweden. It is one of the ca 40 runestones made by the successful rune carver Öpir, in Uppland, in the 11th century. The message reads that Ingulfast has made the rune stone on the behest of the widow and the daughter of the deceased. This runestone was moved from the wall of the church yard to its present location. Image made by User:OlofE and posted on Swedish Wikipedia. ... Image made by User:OlofE and posted on Swedish Wikipedia. ... This article is about the modern city of Uppsala. ... A rune stone Rune stones are somewhat flat standing stones with runic stone carvings from the Iron Age (Viking Age) and early middle ages found in most parts of Scandinavia. ... Uppland is the name of a geographical region in Sweden, which can refer to: Uplandia, or Uppland - a historical Province of Sweden Uppsala County, or Uppsala län - a current County of Sweden Part of Stockholm County, or Stockholms län - a current County of Sweden Part of Västmanland County or Västmanlands... (10th century - 11th century - 12th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ...

The text reads: h(u)(l)-a + lit + raisa stain + þina at kitilbiarn faþur sin + auk runfriþ at bonta auk ihulfastr riþ in ubiR

transcription (Old Norse): Hul-a let ræisa stæin þenna at Kætilbiorn, faður sinn, ok Runfrið at bonda, ok Igulfastr reð, en ØpiR. Old Norse or Danish tongue is the Germanic language once spoken by the inhabitants of the Nordic countries (for instance during the Viking Age). ...