Torslunda

Fastulfr and Œringr(?) and Geirr(?) and Holmlaug, they had this stone raised in memory of Eistr, their father; and Fastlaug in memory of her husbandman. May God help his soul.

U 461
I can see just what happened : The carver was in the middle of fulfilling his work, when one of the guys who had ordered the stone ( probably Holmlaug ) came by and said "This is not what we agreed on ! You have to change it here and here". The carver must have told him that it was too late to make those corrections now ; that the stone will not look very good.... and he could not possibly start from the beginning again, 'cause then he wouldn't be able to finish it before the deadline.... - Yes, that's what happened !
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