Runic stone, Stockholm

From the Schantz house, follow the narrow Kåkbrinken lane that leads to the embankment and descend to the next street, Pråstgatan.

In the basement of the corner house (on the map), you can see a runic stone, used as a building material. Lettering around the edges it stands for " Torsten and Frögunn put this stone in honor of birth of a son” and date back to the 11th century, the origin of the stone is unknown. In In 2002, a laser analysis was performed, as a result of which it was found that that the work on the stone was done by two different people - the stonecutter and his assistant the student. The cannon was used to protect the corner of the house from passing carriages. on the street.