Aars stone

Dated to the late 10th to early 11th century, it bears an inscription in the Younger Fuþark in memory of Toke Gormsson, known as Valtoke, who died at the Battle of Fýrisvellir.

It is dated to between 970 and 1020.First described by J. Meier in 1654, it was lying face-down in the churchyard; in 1838 Peder Goth Thorsen [da] examined it and discovered the inscription on the front.

[1][2][3] It is believed to have originally stood north-east of the church, probably as part of a memorial assemblage comparable to the Jelling stones.

ąsurAssurr: satisatti: stinstēn: þąnsiþannsi: aftæft: ual:tukaVal-Tōka,: trutindrōttin: | : sinsinn.ąsur : sati : stin : þąnsi : aft : ual:tuka : trutin {: | :} sinAssurr {} satti {} stēn {} þannsi {} æft {} Val-Tōka, {} drōttin {} sinn.Ǫzurr placed this stone in memory of Valtóki, his lord.stinStēnn: kuaskkvæðsk: hirsihērsi: stąntastanda: ląkilængi,: saRsāR: ual:tukaVal-Tōka: | : uarþavarða: nafninæfni.stin : kuask : hirsi : stąnta : ląki : saR : ual:tuka {: | :} uarþa : nafniStēnn {} kvæðsk {} hērsi {} standa {} længi, {} sāR {} Val-Tōka {} varða {} næfni.The stone proclaims that it will long stand here; it will name Valtóki's cairn.

He died fighting against the Swedish king Eric the Victorious in the Battle of Fýrisvellir near Uppsala;[3] Danish Runic Inscription 295, one of the Hällestad Runestones, also commemorates his death.