Hällestad Runestones

DR 295 is notable because it is held to be raised in memory of a warrior who fell in the legendary Battle of the Fýrisvellir,[1] near Uppsala, Sweden between the Jomsvikings led by Styrbjörn the Strong and Styrbjörn's uncle Eric the Victorious, the king of Sweden, c.

This sandstone runestone, which is walled into the south-western corner of the church of Hällestad, has been known since the late 17th century.

[1] The Viking Age warbands consisted of brotherhoods, where each member had equal worth, including the warchief who in this case was Toki Gormsson.

[1] Also notable is that the stone reports that the men went closest to Toki, meaning that the best warriors formed a shield circle around the warchief during battle in order to show fealty to their leader (compare with the Kålsta Runestone).

: askilÆskel: satisatti: stinsten: þansiþænsi: ift[iʀ]æftiʀ¶ : tukaToka: kurmsGorms: sunsun,: saʀseʀ: hulanhullan: ¶ trutindrottin.

: saʀSaʀ: fluflo: aigiægi: atat: ub:¶:salumUpsalum: askil : sati : stin : þansi : ift[iʀ] ¶ : tuka : kurms : sun : saʀ : hulan : ¶ trutin : saʀ : flu : aigi : at : ub:¶:salum{} Æskel {} satti {} sten {} þænsi {} æftiʀ {} {} Toka {} Gorms {} sun, {} seʀ {} hullan {} {} drottin.

{} Saʀ {} flo {} ægi {} at {} UpsalumÁskell placed this stone in memory of Tóki Gormr's son, to him a faithful lord.

: : oskautr : ristþi : stin : þansi (:) ¶ (:) (i)ftiʀ : airu : brþur : sin : ian : ¶ : saʀ : uas : him:þiki : tuka : nu : ¶ : skal : stato : stin : o : biarki :{} Asgotr {} resþi {} sten {} þænsi {} {} {} æftiʀ {} Ærru, {} broþur {} sin.