Överselö

§P Here shall the stone stand ... ... Várfeitr(?) in memory of his father's brother.
§Q Here shall the stone stand [in memory of] Ingjaldr, [red of] runes, [raised it] Vôrrfeitr in memory of his father's brother.

You'll find the rune stone in the wall of Överselö church. The surface of it is very much damaged, so there are two possible interpretations of the text. For a close up: point at the picture.

Ingjaldr and Véseti and Steinulfr, they raised the stone in memory of Karl, their father; and Gillaug in memory of her husbandman; and Inga in memory of her son; and Erngeirr in memory of his brother. Ásbjôrn and Tíðkumi cut the runes. Órœkja(?) painted(?).

During a restoration of the church in 1844 this rune stone, along with two other pieces of it, was taken out from the floor of the church. They were kept together for some 40 years on the churchyard, but then two of the parts were put back into the exterior wall of the church, and they are not visible anymore. I hope that they will be joined together some time in the future.

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