references in the runic text, the overall theme of the inscription on the Skarpåker Stone, with the ship and cross, is Christian. The inscription on the Skarpåker Stone has been attributed to a runemaster named Traen, and is classified as being carved in runestone style Pr1, which also is known as the Ringerike style. This is the classification for inscriptions with runic text bands that end in serpent or animal heads, depicted as seen from above. Transliteration of inscription into Latin letters §P kunar : raisþi : stain : þansi : at lyþbiurn : sun : sin : iarþsalr ifna uk ubhimin §Q kunar : raisþi : stain : þansi : at lyþbiurn : sun : sin : iarþ sal rifna uk ubhimin References 11th-century inscriptions 1883 archaeological discoveries Runestones in Södermanland