Sandby Church

Rune stones offer us a glimpse of the people who originally lived in this area and Sandby Church, just 7km southeast of Sigersted, has several stones associated with it. In 1931, a rune stone was taken out of the church wall, so that the text could be read in full: “Eskil erected this stone (or these stones) in memory of his brother Tue [...] And Krog[?] [...] “. Researchers believe that the last line continues with – “carved the runes”. It can be seen today in the cemetery east of the porch. Another stone from the church had already been taken out in 1828 and brought to the National Museum where it’s now on display in the rune hall. Although we don’t know the stone’s original location, it was definitely local, as it reads: “Sølve raised [?this stone] ... Spalkløse in memory of Sasser, (his) father and made this bridge in memory of Torgisl, his brother. Ever will ... this memento, which Sølve himself made.” Spalkløsa is probably the village of Spragelse, located approximately 10km south of Sandby. Whether this is the same (S)asser that also built the bridge over Tuel Å River 20km north of Spragelse, one can only guess.