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I just got back home after an all day trip around lake Mälaren on my motorcycle. I stopped west of Västerås to visit the runestones Vs 9 and Vs 10. They are pair stones raised next to a bridge. Vs 10 only has ornamentation in form of an intricate rune animal, with no runes at all. Vs 9 is bigger and has runes in a band on the front. In the middle at the top is a cross. It is raised by Gisl, who made a bridge in memory of his son Ösrl who died in England. The inscription ends with a christian prayer. Transliteration of the runes: × kisl × lit × kera × buru × eftʀ × osl × sun × sin × han u(a)[rþ] × tyþr × a eklati × kuþ ialbi × has × ont auk × selu Normalization: Gisl let gærva bro æftiʀ Asl/Ôsl, sun sinn. Hann varð dauðr a Ænglandi. Guð hialpi hans and ok selu. Translation: Gísl had the bridge made in memory of Ásl/Ôsl, his son. He died in England. May God help his spirit and soul. #runestone #viking