▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁it ▁calls ▁Tok i ▁G orm sson ▁" bro ther ", ▁which ▁should ▁be ▁interpreted ▁as ▁" bro ther - in - ar ms " ▁and ▁not ▁a ▁bi ological ▁brother . ▁The ▁Vik ing ▁Age ▁war b ands ▁consisted ▁of ▁brother hood s , ▁where ▁each ▁member ▁had ▁equal ▁worth , ▁including ▁the ▁w arch ief ▁who ▁in ▁this ▁case ▁was ▁Tok i ▁G orm sson . ▁Tok i ▁was ▁probably ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁king ▁G orm ▁the ▁Old , ▁who ▁died ▁c . ▁ 9 5 8 ▁or ▁ 9 5 9 . ▁This ▁Tok i ▁is ▁not ▁remembered ▁by ▁the ▁Nor se ▁sag as ▁but , ▁unlike ▁the ▁sag as , ▁the ▁run est ones ▁const itute ▁contemporary ▁documentation . ▁Also ▁notable ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁stone ▁reports ▁that ▁the ▁men ▁went ▁closest ▁to ▁Tok i , ▁meaning ▁that ▁the ▁best ▁war riors ▁formed ▁a ▁shield ▁circle ▁around ▁the ▁w arch ief ▁during ▁battle ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁show ▁fe alty ▁to ▁their ▁leader ▁( compare ▁with ▁the ▁K å l sta ▁Run estone ). ▁The ▁hill ▁which ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁was ▁probably ▁a ▁bar row ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁brothers - in - ar ms ▁buried ▁Tok i ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁trad itions ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁Trans liter ation ▁A ▁: ▁ask il ▁: ▁s ati ▁: ▁st in ▁: ▁ þ ans i ▁: ▁if t [ i ʀ ] ▁ ¶ ▁: ▁tu ka ▁: ▁kur ms ▁: ▁sun ▁: ▁sa ʀ