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The stone has been dated to 400–600 and was originally taller. The prevalent feature is the whirling disc, but the most noteable feature is the runic inscription forming an inner border along the edges of the stone. The inscription, which has not yet been successfully interpreted, consists of runes from the earlier runic alphabet with 24 characters. The runes reached the Nordic countries a few centuries A.D. having travelled from the Mediterranean area via the Germanic tribes in Central Europe. Their main function was to serve as linguistic signs for written messages, but in a community where only a few were versed in the art of writing, they also served as magic symbols.

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Beneath the whorl, two ornamented roundels can be discerned, the one on the left being in the shape of a serpent snapping its jaws. In the area between the two ornamented roundels, two horsemen can be seen with spear and shield.