The massive rune stone, known as Östergötlands runinskrifter 152, stands at Stora Agetomta farm, 2 kilometers southwest of the church in Furingstads socken in Norrköpings kommun. Made of light-red flammable granite, it dates back to the Viking age. The rune inscription is shaped as a dragon-like worm, with its head visible from the side and fixed to its tail. High up on the engraving side's inner surface, there is a cross, and at the base of the cross, the last word of the inscription is written.
The dragon's head being depicted in profile suggests the creation of the engraving is from some time or several decades into the 1000s. The runestone's height is 3.85 meters and its width varies between 65 and 100 cm. It was found when the cellar wall was demolished in 1906, restored, and re-erected in 1941 after being found in six pieces. Illuge (Illugi) had the stone erected in memory of Sigsten, his father's father. A customary Viking-age inscription ends with a wish for the deceased's soul to find salvation.
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Written by Nik Frost
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