Runic inscription

…smn… …s…

In the left tail of a dragon, a rune is probably visible above the buoy, perhaps a U. Below are three runes S M N. On the other side, only an S is visible.

The small fragment lies on, or at best, next to, runestone U 24, which is found inside the floor in the corner of the armory.

It is said that this piece could possibly belong to U 24, but I have difficulty seeing any clear connection in the ornamentation..

Typical of sandstone is the many different layers that it is made up of, which form a unique pattern in the stone's profile. This is clearly visible above on U 28.

But since sandstone is sensitive to abrasion and the corner where U 24 lies on the floor is often used as a storage area, it would be a good deed if the runestone were lifted up and placed in a safer place together with U 28.

That's when we need a museum on Ekerö, for protection and public viewing!

View on the way into the church via the armory

Links

Upplands runinskrifter > page 33
(Only in Swedish)

Runor >  Riksantikvarieämbetet
(National Antiquities Board, mostly Swedish)

Google map > Find the church

About Hilleshögs church >
(Only about the church and only in Swedish)
 

ALL RUNESTONES

Ekerö municipality

ADELSÖ >
has 5 known runestones

BIRKA >
has fragments from 9 known runestones

MUNSÖ >
has 3 or 4 known runestones

EKERÖ >
has 11 known runestones

FÄRINGSÖ >
has 27 known runestones

LOVÖ >
has 8 known runestones