Kjula Runestone
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The Kjula Runestone or Sö 106 is a famous runestone located in Kjula, Södermanland, on the road between Eskilstuna and Strängnäs, Sweden.
It tells of a Swedish Viking called Spjót ("spear") who had taken part in extensive warfare in western Europe. It appears that the runestone is connected to the Ramsund carving nearby (it also mentions an Alrik) and the Bro Runestone in Uppland.
Several Scandinavian authorities such as Sophus Bugge, Erik Brate and Elias Wessén have discussed the runestone and how extensive the warfare of Spjót could have been. Spjót, meaning "spear", is a unique name and it may have been a name he earned as a warrior.
It contains a poem in Old Norse:
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[edit] Transliteration of the runes into Latin characters
alrikR ¤ raisti ¤ stain × sun × siriþaR × at × sin faþur × sbiut ×× saR × uisitaula × um × uaRit : hafþi × burg × um brutna : i : auk × um barþa +× firþ × han × kar(s)aR + kuni + alaR ×
[edit] Transcription into Old Norse
AlrikR ræisti stæin, sunn SigriðaR, at sinn faður Spiut, saR vestarla um vaRit hafði, borg um brutna i ok um barða, færð hann karsaR kunni allaR.
[edit] Translation in English
Alríkr, Sigríðr's son, raised the stone in memory of his father Spjót, who had been in the west, broken down and fought in townships. He knew all the journey's fortresses.
