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was first used as a title associated with men from
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RAK, which is the classification for text bands that have straight ends without any serpent or beast heads attached. Known since 1627, the stone was originally located in a wall of the cemetery. Before the historic significance of runestones was understood, they were often reused as materials in the
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The text on DR 289 indicates that the stone was raised by a man named either Fraði or Freði as a memorial to an in-law named Ólafr. Similar to the text of DR 288, the deceased is described as being
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The runic text states that a man named Áki raised the stone as a memorial to his brother Ulfr. Similar to the Bjäresjö 1 inscription, the runemaster on DR 288 used an
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