#u226

Rune stone # U 226 - Bällsta, Arkils tingstad, Vallentuna socken

The inscription on this stone is a continuation of the rune inscription on stone U 225. As late as in the 1700s, there have also been a now lost stone line that connected the two rune stones according to drawings from that time.

*ristu stina uk staf uan uk in mikla at iartiknum uk kuriþi kas at uiri þu mon i krati kiatit lata kunar ik stin*

"De reste stenar och staven gjorde också den höga till hederstecken. Även Gyrid älskade maken. Därför i tårar skall talas om honom. Gunnar högg stenen"

"They raised stones and produced the staff and the great signs (of acclaim). Gyrid also cherished her husband. He will therefore be commemorated in weeping. Gunnar cut the stone"

Rune stones # U 225 & U 226 - Bällsta, Arkils tingstad, Vallentuna socken

These two rune stones and the square stone construction are the remains of an early eleventh century village council. At this place people came together to administer justice, or come to important decisions. The inscriptions on the rune stones tells us about a local chief, Ulv in Skålhamra, who lived here during the eleventh century. He belonged to one of the two families of great significance, who resided in this area during the late Viking Age (the other family was the clan of Jarlabanke).

Arkils tingstad means "Assembly location of Arkil" and was the first assembly place in the Vallentuna area.