The Stone of Eric, listed as DR 1 in the Rundata catalog, is a memorial runestone that was found in Northern Germany.

Its inscription describes an attack from the Swedish king Eric the Victorious on Hedeby, who took advantage of the fact that Sweyn Forkbeard was campaigning in England.

Erik at the end of the text is described as being drængʀ harþa goþan meaning "a very good valiant man."

[1] It has been suggested that drengr along with thegn was first used as a title associated with men from Denmark and Sweden in service to Danish kings,[4] but, from its context in inscriptions, over time became more generalized and was used by groups such as merchants or the crew of a ship.

× þurlfr|Þorulfʀ× |risþiresþi× stinsten× þonsiþænsi,× ¶ × himþigihemþægi× suinsSwens,× eftiʀæftiʀ× ¶ erikErik,× filagafelaga× sinsin,× iasæs× uarþwarþ× þurlfr| × |risþi × stin × þonsi × ¶ × himþigi × suins × eftiʀ × ¶ erik × filaga × sin × ias × uarþ{} Þorulfʀ {} resþi {} sten {} þænsi, {} {} {} hemþægi {} Swens, {} æftiʀ {} {} Erik, {} felaga {} sin, {} æs {} warþ: tauþrdøþr,× þoþa× trekiaʀdrængiaʀ¶ satusatu× umum× haiþa×buHeþaby;¶ × i=a=næn: h=a=nhan: u=a=swas: s=t=u=r=i:m=a=t=rstyrimannr,: t=r=e=g=ʀdrængʀ× ¶ × harþaharþa: kuþrgoþr× : tauþr × þo × trekiaʀ ¶ satu × um × haiþa×bu ¶ × i=a=n : h=a=n : u=a=s : s=t=u=r=i:m=a=t=r : t=r=e=g=ʀ × ¶ × harþa : kuþr ×{} døþr, {} þa {} drængiaʀ {} satu {} um {} Heþaby; {} {} æn {} han {} was {} styrimannr, {} drængʀ {} {} {} harþa {} goþr {}Thorulf raised this stone, Sweyn's retainer, in memory of Eric, his partner, who died when valiant men besieged Hedeby; and he was a captain, a very good valiant man.