Uppland Runic Inscription 1146

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Uppland Runic Inscription 1146 or U 1146 is the Rundata catalog designation for a Viking Age memorial runestone that is located in Gillberga, which is about 1 kilometer east of Tierp, Uppsala County, Sweden, which is in the historic province of Uppland.DescriptionThis inscription consists of runic text on a serpent that is intertwined in the center with other stylized beasts. The granite stone, which is 1.85 meters in height, is classified as being carved in runestone style Pr1, which is also known as Ringerike style. This is the classification for inscriptions where the runic bands end in serpent or beasts heads. The inscription is unsigned, but through stylistic analysis it is considered to have been carved by the same runemaster as inscription U 1016 in Fjuckby, which is one of the Greece runestones. One runologist suggested that the style of this inscription with its curved lines is considered unusual and different from that on most other runestones in the district and better suited for wood and metal, making it likely that only few runemasters ever tried to apply it on stone. Besides U 1016, the other inscriptions with this unusual style are N 84 in Vang, N 62 in Alstad, and Sö 280 in Strängnäs. The runestone has been damaged over time, and a break in the middle of the stone was repaired in 1933.