Aars stone, Norse runestone at Aars Church, Denmark
The Aars stone stands near the church in Vesthimmerland Municipality, displaying runic inscriptions carved in the Younger Futhark alphabet system.
The stone contains text indicating that Asser commissioned this monument to honor his leader Valtoke Gormsson during the period of Viking influence.
The inscriptions on the Aars stone provide direct evidence of the memorial practices and societal structures that existed in medieval Denmark.
Visitors can locate this protected ancient monument at coordinates 56.8048573°N, 9.5137893°E, within the grounds of Aars Church in northern Denmark.
This runestone belongs to a select group of only 250 such monuments found throughout Denmark, compared to over 1,700 in neighboring Sweden.
Location: Vesthimmerland Municipality
GPS coordinates: 56.80486,9.51379
Latest update: March 3, 2025 00:07
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