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Uppland Runic Inscription 701

Sweden

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. This word, which means "soul", was imported from English and first used on a different inscription during the tenth century.

Monument data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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