mast of the ship under the cross using bind runes. A bind rune is a ligature that combines one or more runes into a single rune. Because the runes are vertically separated along a common stave, runologists further classify these bind runes as being same-stave runes. The use of these runes here is considered to have been ornamental. Although the stone is considered to be Christian due to the cross and ship imagery, two of the names in the text have theophoric name elements, with Þorfastr referring to the Norse paganism Norse pagan god Thor and Dísa a nickname related to Dís, which refers to a protective female deity. Inscription Line A is on the front side of the stone with the serpent and ship images, line B is on the top, and line C is on the back. Transliteration of the runes into Latin characters A : ailkufʀ : raisþi : stin : þansi : [at] : þurfast : mag : sin : tisa : at bruþur sin ... [<-rþ>u] B [tuþr uu...] C tisa : kiarþ... eft... ... sina Transcription into Old Norse A Hælgulfʀ(?) ræisti stæin þannsi at Þorfast, mag sinn, Disa at broður sinn. ... urðu(?) B dauðr(?) ... C Disa gærð[i] æft[iʀ] ... sina. Translation in English A Helgulfr(?) raised this stone in memory of Þorfastr, his kinsman-by-marriage; Dísa in memory of her brother. ... ... B died(?) ... C Dísa made in memory of ... her. References External links Photograph of Sö 352 in 1991 - Swedish National Heritage Board Photograph of Sö 352 in 1970 - Stockholm Läns Museum Runestones in Södermanland