Sædinge Runestone
The Sædinge Runestone or DR 217 is a Viking Age runestone engraved in Old Norse with the Younger Futhark runic alphabet. It is in granite and measures 174 cm in height, 79 m in width and it is 69 cm thick, and it is dated to the period 970–1020. The style of the runestone is the Runestone styles#RAK, runestone style RAK. It was discovered in 1854, during the plowing of a field near an old Ford (crossing), ford. However, it was split in nine pieces and spread around before it was noticed that there were runes on them. It took several searches to find all the pieces. Only the top piece is missing but it is known from an old drawing. The stone is presently located at the Stiftsmuseum Maribo, Stiftsmuseum in Maribo on Lolland, Denmark. In 2014, it was moved inside the building. The reading and the interpretation are problematic. The inscription is difficult to read and there are doubts about the message in the inscription and the theory about a Olof the Brash, Swedish dominion and ...
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