Aars stone

The Aars stone stands beside the church in Vesthimmerland Municipality and displays inscriptions in the Younger Futhark writing system, with names and memorial text carved into its surface. The monument remains in its original location and can be examined closely by visitors today.

The monument dates from the Viking period and was commissioned by someone named Asser to honor a deceased leader. This stone represents a time when such memorials were commonly raised across Scandinavia.

The inscriptions reveal how people in the Viking age honored their dead and what relationships mattered most to them. You can see how personal and direct these monuments were meant to be.

The stone is located on the grounds of Aars Church in northern Denmark and is freely accessible to visitors who enter the church property. The best way to explore it is to walk around slowly and view the inscriptions from different angles.

This monument belongs to a rare group of around 250 runestones in Denmark, while neighboring Sweden has preserved over 1,700. This difference reflects how differently the two regions treated these ancient markers over time.