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This first looks a lot like other rocks in the ground in this area, but I stopped to take a closer look because of the little information board by it – even standing next to it it wasn’t obvious it was actually a carved stone.

U163 “Gamall and Sveinn and Farulfr had the rock-slab carved in memory of Þórir, their father; and Gamall in memory of his foster-father. …-fastr cut.”
U151 “Þorbjôrn and Ingiþóra had this stone raised in memory of Ígull, their father; and Erinvé in memory of her husbandman and in memory of …”
“Jarlabanki … He met his end in Greece.”
“… carved the runes … may help… his”

These last two are U139 & U140 (though I don’t know which way around)

U150 “* iarla*b]aki * auk * fastui * litu * raisa * stina * aftiR [* suain * sun * sin”
“Iarlabanki ok Fastvi letu ræisa stæina æftiR Svæin, sun sinn.”
“Jarlabanki and Fastvé had the stones raised in memory of Sveinn, their son.”

Categories: Memories, SAB, Source, Stockholm.

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