Södermanland Runic Inscription Fv1948;295

Sö Fv1948;295 is the Rundata catalog number for a Viking Age memorial runestone that is located in Prästgården, which is just west of Jönåker, Södermanland County, Sweden.

The inscription consists of runic text in the younger futhark carved on a serpent that encircles a Christian cross.

[1] The text states that Halfdan raised the stone in memory of his father Ragnvaldr and his brother Dan.

The exact status of thegns in Scandinavia is unclear, although the term was borrowed from England, where it was used for royal or military retainers.

[5] The Rundata designation for this Södermanland inscription, Sö Fv1948;295, refers to the year and page number of the issue of Fornvännen in which the runestone was first described.