Runestone Nf1956

Prästgatan 3, 193 30 Sigtuna, Sweden

The stone stands at Prästgatan near the ruin of St Laurentius’ (Lars’) Church.

“Anund had the stone erected in memory of  himself  in his lifetime”.

The name Anund was very common during the Viking Period. It was not unusual for a man to erect at rune stone in his own memory. The  famous  chieftain  Jarlabanke  in  Täby  erected  at  least  five stones in memory of himself during his lifetime.  The rune stone, broken into six fragments, was found in 1956 in the north wall of the ruin of St Lars’ Church.

Source: https://www.sigtuna.se (Text: Thorgunn Snædal (National Board of Antiquities) and Sten Tesch (Arkistoria). English translation reviewed by Karin Atterlöf Perslow.)

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