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Södermanland Runic Inscription 113 is a 10th-century runic inscription engraved on a 0.9 m by 0.5 m (35 in by 20 in) granite runestone in Södermanland, Sweden. The runestone was found in 1856 on a hill believed to have once had many other graves and monuments, and is thought to have originally stood atop a burial mound before falling over and being buried. The inscription is written in Old Norse using the Younger Futhark alphabet, and reads (transliterated into the Latin script): Þaiʀ situ stin, suniʀ Þurkitils auk Fulku, hiar faþur auk muþur iftiʀ. Kiarþu trikila, meaning: 'They placed the stone here, the sons of Þorketill and Folka, in memory of their father and mother. Made valiantly.' This photograph of the inscription was taken by Otto von Friesen, who owned the runestone in the early 20th century.Photograph credit: Otto von Friesen, restored by Adam Cuerden