Runestone U 654, in Varpsund, Sweden
Runestone U 654. This is one of the approximately 26 Ingvar Runestones that were raised in commemoration of those who died in the Swedish Viking expedition to the Caspian Sea of Ingvar the Far-Travelled. From Wikipedia: Runestone U 654 The Varpsund runestone is in style Fp. It is almost three metres tall, and it is located on a promontory between Stora Ullfjärden ('Great fjord of Ullr') and Ryssviken ('Bay of the Russians') so as to be well visible for both those travelling on land and those travelling by water. It contains an Old Norse poem. The runestone was depicted as early as 1599 by Johannes Bureus, and in the 17th century on a drawing by Johan Hadorph and Johan Leitz. Unfortunately, the names of two of the brothers who are mentioned on the stone were already lost at that time. Luckily, the brothers raised a second stone (U 644) at Ekilla Bro a few kilometres to the south of Varpsund, which is why scholars are certain that their names were Andvéttr and Blesi.
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Keywords: 654, ingvar, runestone, uppland, varpsund
