Excavated from the foundation of Uppsala Cathedral in 1866, this 1.58-meter-tall granite runestone features a design carved in the Urnes style. This style is characterized by slim and stylized animals interwoven into tight patterns, featuring animal heads in profile with slender almond-shaped eyes and upwardly curled appendages.
The runic text is written upon a serpent that is intertwined with other beasts in the center of the stone. While the granite has sustained damage to sections of its design and text, the carvings remain visible.
The stone is classified as runestone style Pr4. A transliteration of the inscription on the stone reads: þoriʀ ' auk × ryþikr × auk × karl * þaiʀ + br.
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Written by Nik Frost
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