The stone was found
in a field related to Tågerup rectory in
1868. It was found with runes face down
and split before the runes were
discovered. It was joined and bricked
into Tågerup church porch outside wall
in 1869.
Found: Tågerup Kirke,
Tågerupvej 2a 4970 Rødby.
Present location: Tågerup Kirke,
Tågerupvej 2a 4970 Rødby.
The stone is
granite and 156 centimetres high, 146
centimetres wide and up to 32
centimetres thick. It was made somewhere
between 970 and 1020.
The inscription:
"Øystæins syniR ræisþu stæin þannsi
æft Spærlu, brōður sinn, skipara
ĀsbiarnaR Næfs."
Translated: Eysteinn's sons
raised this stone in memory of Sperla,
their brother, Ásbjǫrn Nef's seaman.
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