Rune stones are not gravestones in the usual sense, but memorial stones meant to preserve the memory of both the deceased and the erectors for all future. They were therefore placed on selected spots in the landscape where they were clearly visible. Most of them are explicitly Christian monuments, whether they bear crosses or not. Rune stones are the oldest surviving original documents in the Swedish language.

This runestone stands at the entrance to the Sigtuna Museum.

“Gillög and Kuse(?) had this stone erected in memory of  .... Arne’s son”.

Gillaug is a well-known female name. The second name is probably to be interpreted as Kusi, known as a by-name with the meaning ‘the big frightening one’. The rune stone was found in a cellar wall near the ruin of St Laurentius’(Lars’) Church. It is not known where it was originally erected.

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