Tägn and Gunnar raised stones for their brother Väder

We can determine that stone U 937 was not a solitary memorial by examining the phrasing regarding the raising of the stones. The inscription shows that Tägn and Gunnar raised the stones after Väder, their brother. This detail reveals that the object was part of a coordinated family monument consisting of several stones.

Carved during the 1000s, the stone was found in 1875 between S:t Persgatan and Klostergatan. Because the inscriptions match another stone found in Broby, we can explore the possibility that they were carved by the same artist and once stood together by the Lillån river.

An investigation into the center of the stone reveals a triquetra, a three-pointed ornament. This design is further enriched by a runic serpent whose tail initiates the text and whose head concludes it.

The monument was located in Funbo socken, where other stones such as U 991 and U 990 stand. These stones were also raised by the brothers Väder, Tägn, and Gunnar to honor their father Hörse, while stone U 999 was raised by Hörse and his brother Kättil to honor their father Tägn.

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