The small village of Aspa has a number of rune stones
“þura : raisþi : stin : þ–si at : ubi : buanti : sin”
“Þora ræisþi stæin þ[ann]si at Øpi, boanda sinn.”
“Þóra raised this stone in memory of Œpir, her husbandman.”
“: stain : saR:si : stanr : at : ybi : o þik*staþi : at ¶ : þuru : uar : han : uestarla : uakti : karla ¶ [sa þar] * sunr þaþ * raknasuatau(k)i(f)maR[sua]”
“Stæinn saRsi standr at Øpi a þingstaði at Þoru ver. Hann vestarla væknti(?) karla, sa þaR sunR það. …”
“This stone stands in memory of Œpir, on the Assembly-place in memory of Þóra’s husband. He armed(?) (his) men in the west. The son saw this there …”
“: hiar : stainr : stin : at : kuþan : ybis : arfa : ak : þurunaR kylu : broþurs : kuþ hialbin : at :”
“Hier stændr stæinn at goðan Øpis arfa ok ÞorunnaR, Gyllu broðurs. Guð hialpin and.”
“Here stands the stone in memory of Œpir’s and Þórunnr’s good heir, Gylla’s brother. May God help (his) spirit.”
“sloþi auk * rahnfriþ * þau * litu * biþi * bro * k(i)ara * a… * (s)…in * ra-(s)n * eftiR ihulbiarn * sun sin *”
“Sloði ok Ragnfriðr þau letu baði bro gæra o[k] s[tæ]in ræ[i]sa æftiR Igulbiorn, sun sinn.”
“Slóði and Ragnfríðr, they both had the bridge made and the stone raised in memory of Ígulbjôrn, their son.”
“ostriþ : lit : -ira : ku(m)… …usi ÷ at : anunt ÷ auk : raknualt : sun : sin ÷: urþu : ta…R : – (t)an…-…(k)u : ua-u : rikiR : o rauniki : ak : snialastiR : i : suiþiuþu”
“Astrið let [g]æra kum[bl þa]usi at Anund ok Ragnvald, sun sinn. Urðu da[uði]R [i] Dan[mar]ku, va[R]u rikiR a Rauningi ok sniallastiR i Sveþiuðu.”
“Astrid had this memorial made after Anund and Ragnvald, her son. (They) died in Denmark, were powerful in Rauningi and the ablest in Sweden.”
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