Runic Stone: Tirsted (resin reproduction) Copy of a large runic stone from Lolland, which is now on display at the National Museum. Runic stones found in Denmark mainly originate from the Viking Age, where they were commonly used as grave monuments with brief inscriptions. The most commonly used runic alphabet is the Futhark alphabet, which contains 16 characters. The writing on the Tirsted-stone is roughly translated as follows:”Asråd and Hildvig set this stone in memory of their kinsman Frede. As he was the terror of men; and he met death in Svitjod (Sweden) and was the foremost in Fregges host and then of all Vikings.” The copy is made from plaster decorated by hand.