A Viking runestone fragment at Njurunda church

A Viking runestone fragment at Njurunda church

A fragmented Viking relic guards Njurunda church in Medelpad. Its few remaining runes offer a captivating preview of its history.

The rune stone fragment, dubbed Runinskrift M 2, originally hailing from Svala, Njurunda socken, now resides at Njurunda kyrka in Medelpad.

According to Teet 1684, the rune stone fragment was set up at this location. The stone was struck by people later and moved during the mon. In 1923, the fragment was moved to Njurunda kyrka.

Only a few runes remain, and the transliterated inscription reads: oskir barþi. This normalizes to Asgæiʀʀ/Asgærðr barði, which translates to Asger högg.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

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