Runic inscription:
 

Inge- . . . and Jogärd they had this stone erected after Est their son.

Ärnfast and the brothers erected (it) after their brother.

Runecarver:

Probably Ärnfast together with the brothers.

Ärnfast who?

Besides the fact that the carving is signed by someone named Ärnfast, I see other connections to our Ärnfast on Ekerö.

The dragon's paw in the middle at the bottom is designed in the same way as on U 79, U 43, U 47 and probably U 51.

The bird on the top right has a lot in common with the bird on U 31.

The dragon's head and position in the ornamentation are repeated on U 35.

Bodies entwined in the broken part are recognizable, although it does not seem to be as elegantly executed as in his other carvings.

The design of the figures is also recognizable, a little naive and a little "better than good".

The shape of the runes and ( : ) between the words are also recognizable, but here, on my part, there is still a little more uncertainty in the connection to Ärnfast on Ekerö...

But the difference is probably due to the fact that it is Ärnfast who sketches the ornamentation and runes while the brothers carve according to his instructions.

Carving together with others has been done before.
See one of his earliest runestones U 123 in Karlberg

Links

Upplands Runinskrifter > Page 505
(Only Swedish)

Runor >  Riksantikvarieämbetet
(National Antiquities Board, mostly Swedish)

Google map > Find the runestone

More Runestones

All runestones in Ekerö municipality >

Outside Ekerö municipality

Sö 141b - Aspa bridge with the word Svitjod (Sö Fv1948;289)

Sö 179 - Gripsholm, an Ingvar runestone

U 79 - Hässelby, carved by Ärnfast

U 123 - Karlberg, carved by Ärnfast

U 885 - Balingsta, carved by Ärnfast

U 887 - Skillsta, one of the most beautiful

U 1125 - The old man in Krogsta is 1500 years old

Vg 181 - Olsbrostenen, Västergötland / New 2026

Vs 29 - A masterpiece by Livsten