Runestone U379
“The guild brethren of the Frisians had this stone set up in memory of Torkel their guild brother. God help his soul. Torbjörn carved”.
The Frisian guild is also mentioned on the boulder U391 at Prästgatan also carved by Torbjörn. The names Þorbiorn and Þorkell were common during the Viking Age and are still in use in Scandinavia.
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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