Husby Rune Stone (U74, RAÄ Spånga 80:1)
When preparing the previous entry, about the stele by Husby Gård, I realized I hadn't published any photos of the nearby rune stone except for a close-up. Here it is: The Husby Rune Stone (Husbystenen), listed as U74 in Upplands Runinskrifter (Rune Writings of Uppland), and as RAÄ Spånga 80:1 in the Swedish National Heritage Board's big database.
The top part of the stone was lost sometime between 1902 when it was last recorded and 1933, when a search for that portion of the stone turned up empty. The text reads:
"Björn erected this stone after his brother (...) -sten. God and the mother of God help his spirit. Visäte carved."
The carver, Visäte, has made seven other rune stones that survive to this day. Over twenty other stones are attributed to him based on stylistic analysis.
