Södermanlands runinskrifter 3, with signum Sö 3, is a damaged runestone located at the entrance to Vänga in Björnlunda socken and Gnesta commune in Södermanland. The runestone is made of gneiss and is 1,53 meters high and 1,07 meters wide.
The inscription on the runestone translates to: 'Gevlög and Gylla let resa denna sten efter Styvjald, sin son, broder till Illuge.' The ornamentation on the stone consists of a rune-orm seen from a bird's-eye perspective.
The neck and tail of the rune-orm are locked at the base with an iriskt koppel, and there is a ring cross above it. These details reveal that the family who commissioned the stone had converted to den kristna tron. The stone is included in the alphabetical list of runinskrifter in Södermanland.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nik Frost
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