Everything about Ulf Of Borresta totally explained
Ulf of Borresta (
Old Norse:
Ulfr í Báristöðum,
modern Swedish:
Ulf i Borresta) wasn't only a
runemaster in
11th century Uppland,
Sweden, but also a successful
Viking who returned from
England three times with a share of the
Danegeld. He is named after his estate which in
modern Swedish is called Borresta or Bårresta (
Old Norse:
Báristaðir or
BárastaðiR).
Ulf's clan
Ulf belonged to a
clan in what is today the parish of
Orkesta, and he was the paternal nephew and successor of a man named Ónæmr, a name which means "slow learner". Ónæmr is mentioned on several runestones,
U 112,
U 336 and probably
U 328). The name of Guðlaug's father on U 328 is interpreted as Ónæmr, and Guðlaug had a son named Holmi who fell in
Italy which is mentioned on the
runestone U 133. Another cousin of Ulf named
Ragnvaldr was the commander of the
Varangian Guard in
Constantinople and made the
runestone U 112 in memory of himself and his mother, Ónæmr's daughter.
Runestones made by Ulf
Ulf made the runestone U 328 and also the
runestone U 336 in memory of his uncle Ónæmr which today is raised at the church of
Orkesta. It can be dated to the first half of the 11th century because of its use of the
ansuz rune for the a and æ phomenes, and because of its lack of dotted runes.
This stone is notable because it commemorates that Ulf had taken three danegelds in England. the second one with
Thorkel the High It is a remarkable feat in itself to summarize Ulf's adventurous life in so few unsentimental words.
The
runestone U 343 reports Ulf's death and it was raised in his memory by his sons Karsi and Karlbjörn.
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