The Sparlösa Runestone, Västergötland, Sweden
This stone was found after a fire in a church in 1684, and promptly split in half for use in repairs to the church – people did not always realise the significance of these runestones. The two halves were removed and reunited in 1937. Much like the Rök runestone, the Sparlösa stone features both the younger and older Futhark runic alphabet. It also depicts images of a ship, various animals and birds, and two men, one on a horse and another wielding a sword. It also bears some more recent inscriptions reading “Gisli made this memorial after Gunnar, his brother”. The original text is somewhat garbled but makes tantalizing and mysterious references to a great battle, and also mentions Uppsala, an important religious, economic and political centre for the Vikings.
Source:
http://honortheroots.com/runestones-from-around-the-world/
