Södermanland Runic Inscription 235

Södermanland Runic Inscription 235 or Sö 235 is the Rundata listing for a Viking Age memorial runestone fragment that is located in Västerby, which is six kilometers southwest of Väländan, Stockholm County, Sweden, and in the historic province of Södermanland.

This inscription, which is missing its upper section, consists of runic text in the younger futhark carved on a serpent that once encircled two animals.

The animals, which because of the missing section cannot be clearly identified, appear to have hoofs and may be deer, elk, or horses.

The remaining runic text on this fragment, which appears to follow the memorial formula typical on runestones of this period, was recorded on a drawing published in 1855.

One word of the text, * þin * or þenna, is carved inside the serpent near the hind legs of one of the animals.