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Anundstenen (Vs 13) is a runestone at Anundshög in Västerås Municipality, Västmanland, Sweden. It is registered by the Swedish National Heritage Board (Riksantikvarieämbetet) as Västerås 431:4 (L2002:82).[1]
The runestone is made of granite and is 3.2 metres (10 ft) high. It is 1.3 m (4 ft 3 in) wide at the base and up to 0.8 m (2 ft 7 in) thick. The runic inscription faces south-east, and the runes are 8–14 cm (3–5+1⁄2 in) high.[1]
The inscription reads:
- × fulkuiþr × raisti × staina × þasi × ala × at × sun ×× sin × hiþin × bruþur × anutaʀ × uraiþr hik × runaʀ
Folkviðr ræisti stæina þasi alla at sun sinn Heðin, broður Anundaʀ. Vræiðr hiogg runaʀ.
[Folkvid raised all these stones in memory of his son Heden, Anund's brother. Vred carved the runes.]
— The Swedish National Heritage Board[1]
The Anundstenen is part of the archaeological environment of Anundshög, but is registered separately from the main archaeological site, Västerås 431:1.[2]
The stone dates from approximately 1000–1050, during the Viking Age.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "L2002:82 – Västerås 431:4" (in Swedish). Swedish National Heritage Board. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- ↑ "Anundshögsområdet (Västerås kommun)" (in Swedish). Swedish National Heritage Board. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- ↑ "Vs 13". Runinskrifter.net (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 October 2026.
External links
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- Swedish National Heritage Board: Västerås 431:4 / L2002:82 (in Swedish)
- Vs 13 at Runinskrifter.net (in Swedish)