The runestone of Ragnvald in Ed

The runestone Upplands runinskrifter 112 is a significant monument located along Kyrkstigen in Ed, south of Upplands-Väsby in Uppland. The stone is a type known as a greklandssten and is carved into a flyttblock, a large boulder measuring 5 meters wide, 3-4 meters deep, and 3 meters high.

The boulder features two professional dragon loops in the Urnes style, dating the carvings to the late 1000s or early 1100s. The inscription on the western side and the southern loop were created by Ragnvald, a leader of the Varangian Guard who served the Byzantine emperor. Upon returning to his home in Ed, he commissioned the monument in memory of his mother, Fastvi, who died in Ed.

Historically, the stone has been visited, described, and interpreted by 1500-century runologists including Johannes Bureus and Martin Aschaneus. Aschaneus noted that the local people once called the stone Konungsstenen. It is also known by the name Flyttblocket i Ed.

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