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Runestone in Aars parish, Vesthimmerlands Municipality, recorded in Fund og Fortidsminder, Denmark's national register, as locality 120814-164 (system no. 29537). Monuments dated 750–1066: 1 × Runestone.
Protection text (Danish): Matr.: umatr. kirkegårdsareal, Aars kirke
Aars-stenen
Rødlig granitsten. Højde ca. 1,60 cm, bredde (max) 77 cm og
tykkelse (max) 36 cm. Runeindskrift, der i oversættelse ly-
der."Asser satte denne sten efter sin herre Valtoke. Stenen
forkynder, at den længe vil stå her; den skal nævne Valtokes
varde".
Stenen står på en lille græsklædt høj på kirkegården, få meter
ve
About this type
Runestone
A raised stone carved with runes, usually a memorial to a named person and the family who raised it.
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Refuse pit, Aars
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