Runic inscription

 a s l u a - a . .    u l b i +

The few runes that remain are not enough to interpret the inscription, but the shape and appearance of the runes can tell something else...

The shape and appearance of the runes (handwriting) tells us that it is the same runecarver who carved both this U 3 and U 1, which is walled in the church's sacristy.
 

The runestone fragment, which is made of red sandstone, was found in 1916 when a larger excavation was made of the castle Alsnö hus in Hovgården on Adelsö.

When the runestone was found, there was still mortar left on the stone, which means that it had been used as building material for the castle.

Remaining pieces of the runestone should remain in the area.
 

The runestone is now stored in a protected warehouse in Tumba, south of Stockholm.
 

Links

Upplands runinskrifter > page 5
Good information but only in Swedish.

Runor > Riksantikvarieämbetet
Map and runic inscription.

kalle@runristare.se
If you want to be of help or have a question.
 

ALL RUNESTONES

Ekerö municipality

ADELSÖ >
has 5 known runestones

BIRKA >
has fragments from 9 known runestones

MUNSÖ >
has 3 or 4 known runestones

EKERÖ >
has 11 known runestones

FÄRINGSÖ >
has 27 known runestones

LOVÖ >
has 8 known runestones