This stone was found
around 1627 in the churchyard wall of
Tillitse Church. In the second half of
the 1700s, it sat on the ground as
cornerstone to the porch. It have
actually been used for runes twice, and
the runes are quite different. The
second time, a cross was added too.
Found: Tillitse
Kirkegård, Tillitse Kirkevej 1, 4983
Dannemare.
Present location: Tillitse
Kirkegård, Tillitse Kirkevej 1, 4983
Dannemare.
The stone is
granite, and it is 143 centimetres high,
81 centimetres wide and up to 43
centimetres thick. The carving took
place around 1025 to 1075.
The inscription:
The primary text (1,2,3,4,5+6): "Ǣskæll Sūlka sun
lēt rēsa stēn þenna æft sialfan sik. Ē
mun standa, með stēnn lifiR, vitrind (vitring)
sū, eR vann Ǣskæll. Kristr hialpi siōl
hans ok santa Mikael."
Secondary text (7+8):
"Tōki rīsti rūnaR æftiR [Þ]ōru,
stiūpmōður sīna, kunu gōða."
Translated: The primary text
(1,2,3,4,5+6) Áskell, Súlki's son,
had this stone raised in memory of
himself. Ever will stand, while the
stone lives, this memento, which Áskell
produced. May Christ and Saint Michael
help his soul.
Second inscription (7+8) Tóki
carved the runes in memory of Þóra, his
stepmother, a good wife.




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