The age of the Sørup stone is uncertain, but it is thought to be from the period 1050–1250.
The stone is made of granite and is approximately 2,14 meters tall, 75 cm broad and 22 cm thick.
In written sources it is mentioned for the first time in 1589.
In 1816 it was moved to Copenhagen, where it was placed by Rundetårn and later, in 1876, brought to the National Museum.
Today it is not part of any exhibition, but is kept in the archive of the museum.

The Sørup runestone is decorated with a cross and an animal figure (possibly a lion) on the front, and has a runic inscription with some 50 runes, divided between two lines on the front and one line on one of the sides.
Some of the runes are not found in the usual futhark and are thereby hard to interpret.
Furthermore, there are two bind runes with uncertain reading order.
Since parts of the stone are damaged, the reading is made even more difficult.
A transliteration of the text can be:
Side A: m- : srnes-sn : urn=u=kb(h) | -a=si | s(n)rþmi : itcsih(k)i : li
Side B: isifuþrlak : iseya : li
The age of the Sørup stone is uncertain, but it is thought to be from the period 1050–1250. The stone is made of granite and is approximately 2,14 meters tall, 75 cm broad and 22 cm thick. In written sources it is mentioned for the first time in 1589. In 1816 it was moved to Copenhagen, where it was placed by Rundetårn and later, in 1876, brought to the National Museum. Today it is not part of any exhibition, but is kept in the archive of the museum.
The Sørup runestone is decorated with a cross and an animal figure (possibly a lion) on the front, and has a runic inscription with some 50 runes, divided between two lines on the front and one line on one of the sides. Some of the runes are not found in the usual futhark and are thereby hard to interpret. Furthermore, there are two bind runes with uncertain reading order. Since parts of the stone are damaged, the reading is made even more difficult. A transliteration of the text can be:
Side A: m- : srnes-sn : urn=u=kb(h) | -a=si | s(n)rþmi : itcsih(k)i : li
Side B: isifuþrlak : iseya : li
Sørup runestone