Aars stone
The Aars Stone is runestone located on a mound in the churchyard at Aars in Himmerland, Denmark. It bears the following inscription:
Ǫzurr placed this stone in memory of Valtóki, his lord. The stone proclaims that it will long stand here; it will name Valtóki's cairn.
Valtoke's full name was Valtoke Gormsson and he was son of Gorm the Old. He died in the Battle of Fýrisvellir near Uppsala against the Swedish king Eric the Victorious. The runestone was rediscovered in Aars in 1654. The stone is 160 cm high and 77 cm wide. It was raised between 970 and 1020.
