Hillersjö stone

11th-century inscriptionsRunestones, Gerlög and Inga

The Hillersjö stone, listed in the Rundata catalog as U 29 and located at Hillersjö, which is about four kilometers north of Stenhamra on Färingsö, is a runic Younger Futhark inscription that tells, in Old Norse, the tragic real life family saga of Gerlög and her daughter Inga. It is the longest runic inscription in Uppland and the second longest one in Sweden after the Rök runestone.

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Hillersjö stone
Viksundsvägen, Järfälla kommun

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N 59.388055555556 °	E 17.705 °

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Gerlögs runa

Viksundsvägen
179 96 Järfälla kommun
Sweden
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