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Rune Stone at Herrekvarn, Municipality of Svenljunga , Sweden
 

 

 

Rune Stone at Herrekvarn, municipality of Svenljunga , Sweden. Runsten vid Herrekvarn i Svenljunga.
     

 

     
  Rune Stone at Herrekvarn, Svenljunga, Västergötland, Sweden

This large rune stone is standing at Herrekvarn about 1 km north-east of central Svenljunga in Västergötland. It was once told about the stone that if it was moved in any way, the adjacent living house would take fire and get destroyed.
This runes can be read:
 

 

   
 


KUþMUTR KARþI KUML þUSI EFTIR URMAR SUN SIN.
 
This means:  "Gudmund gjorde dessa kummel efter Urmar sin son. (In English: Gudmund made this cairns after [in memory of] Urmar his son.)".
 

  
 


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