Runestone from Småhamra Gård

The rune stone from Småhamra Gård ( Swedish Småhamrasten ) in Österhaninge, south of Stockholm in the province of Stockholm County in Sweden , was found in 2010 and recovered in 2011.

The rune stone is a little over two meters high and up to 1.3 m wide. The upper part is slightly damaged and very wide compared to the foot part, which is probably the reason why the stone fell over after a few decades and finally sank into the ground. This is indicated by the non-weathered lettering. The austere execution is typical of the rune stones in Södermanland . A fragment of a rune stone (with the number Sö 267) that is lost today is known from Småhamra.

The ornamentation consists of a serpent tied with an Irish belt and encircling a Greek cross . The inscription reads: “Gunnar and Ulf and Sighjälm had the stone raised to Halfdan, their father. God help his soul. ”Since the stone was cracked, it was treated, washed and repaired by the stone restorer Paterik Stocklassa. It was set up about 10 m south of the site.

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Coordinates: 59 ° 9 ′ 4.2 ″  N , 18 ° 14 ′ 57 ″  E