The Glemminge stone or DR 338 is a

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runestone A runestone is typically a raised stone with a runic inscription, but the term can also be applied to inscriptions on boulders and on bedrock. The tradition began in the 4th century and lasted into the 12th century, but most of the runestones d ...

engraved in

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with the

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. It is found in the wall of Glimminge church in

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, in

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in Sweden. The style of the runestone is the runestone style RAK.Scandinavian Runic-text Database
- Rundata. The inscription ends with a curse similar to the ones found on the

Saleby Runestone The Saleby Runestone, designated as Vg 67 in the Rundata catalog, was originally located in Saleby, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, which is in the historic province of Västergötland, and is one of the few runestones that is raised in memory ...

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, Sweden and on the Sønder Vinge runestone 2, the Tryggevælde and the Glavendrup runestones in

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ...

. However, the meaning of the word ''ræti'' ("warlock") is contested.Danske Runeindskrifter, Nationalmuseet
accessed December 28, 2020.

Inscription

: × suini : sati : stin : þasi : iftiR : tusta : hin : skarba : fauþur ¶ sin : harþa : kuþan : buta : uirþi : at : rata : huas : ub ¶ briuti Old Norse transcription: : ' English translation: : "Sveini placed this stone in memory of Tosti the Sharp, his father, a very good husbandman. May whosoever breaks (it) become a warlock! "

References

{{runestones Runestones in Scania Runestones with curses