Östergötland Runic Inscription 77

The inscription on Ög 77 has runic text carved in the younger futhark on a serpent that encircles a cross.

The inscription is damaged and cannot be classified using the runestone styles developed by Anne-Sophie Gräslund in the 1990s as her classification system uses the depiction of the head of the serpent, which is missing on Ög 77.

[1] Before the historic significance of runestones was recognized, they were often re-used as materials in the construction of churches, bridges, and roads.

The runic text on Ög 77 states that the stone was raised by a woman named either Tunna or Tonna in memory of her husband Þorfastr, who is described using the word óníðingr.

Óníðingr, which with the ó- prefix means the opposite of the Old Norse pejorative word níðingr, was used to describe a man as being virtuous.