Rök runestone
The Rök stone was found built in the wall of the church. It was removed from the wall and is now displayed outside the church. It is certainly the most famous runestone in Sweden, being the largest and the one containing the longest series of runes. It dates around 800 AD. It is considered as the first piece of Swedish literature. The inscription on the stone was enciphered and proved challenging to understand. There is now an agreement on the deciphered version of the runes, but the interpretation remains obscure. It was commissioned to honour a dead son by his father, but includes passages about the Western Roman emperor Theodoric the Great, Gunnr and the god Thor.
