word stena meaning "stones," suggesting that more than one stone was originally raised in memory of Þorgeirr. If so, the second stone of the memorial has since been lost. The last words of the Old Norse text, faþur sin ("his father"), are carved below the image of the ship at sea. Locally the stone is known as the Holmbystenen. The inscription has been given a Danish listing in the Rundata catalog as Scania was part of the historic Denmark. Inscription Transliteration of the runes into Latin characters : suin : risþi : stina ¶ + ¶ þesi : ef(t)iʀ : þurgiʀ : ¶ faþur : sin : Transcription into Old Norse ''Swen resþi stena þæssi æftiʀ Þorgiʀ, faþur sin. Translation in English Sveinn raised these stones in memory of Þorgeirr, his father. References 1667 archaeological discoveries Runestones in Scania