Södermanland Runic Inscription 113 is a 10th-century
runic inscription engraved on a 0.9 m by 0.5 m (35 in by 20 in) granite
runestone in
Södermanland, Sweden. The runestone was found in 1856 on a hill believed to have once had many other graves and monuments, and is thought to have originally stood atop a burial mound before falling over and being buried. The inscription is written in
Old Norse using the
Younger Futhark alphabet, and reads (
transliterated into the
Latin script):
Þaiʀ situ stin, suniʀ Þurkitils auk Fulku, hiar faþur auk muþur iftiʀ. Kiarþu trikila, meaning: 'They placed the stone here, the sons of Þorketill and Folka, in memory of their father and mother. Made valiantly.' This photograph of the inscription was taken by
Otto von Friesen, who owned the runestone in the early 20th century.
Photograph credit: Otto von Friesen, restored by Adam Cuerden