Aars stone

The Aars Stone (Danish: Års-stenen) is runestone located on a mound in the churchyard at Aars in Himmerland, Denmark. It bears the following inscription:[1]

Ǫzurr placed this stone in memory of Valtóki, his lord. The stone proclaims that it will long stand here; it will name Valtóki's cairn.

Valtoke's full name was Valtoke (also Wal-Töki) Gormsson and he was son of Gorm the Old (Danish: Gorm den gamle).[2] He died in the Battle of Fýrisvellir near Uppsala against the Swedish king Eric the Victorious.[3][4] The runestone was rediscovered in Aars in 1654. The stone is 160 cm high and 77 cm wide. It was raised between 970 and 1020.[5][1]

References
  1. "Års-sten" (in Danish). Danske Runeindskrifter. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  2. "DR 295 (DR295) - Hällestad 1". Runic Dictionary. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  3. "AARS-STENEN".
  4. Boye, Anette. "Val -Toke Gormsen". www.geni.com.
  5. "Aars-stenen" (in Danish). Lultur Ministeriet. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
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