In Uppland, Sweden the Jarlabanke Runestones are a set of twenty runestones written in the Younger Futhark rune script from the Old Norse language in the 11th century. A chieftain named Jarlabanke ingefastsson ordered the runestones to be carved by his clan. Ingefastsson was also responsible for organizing the leidang (coastal fleet) and the stones specifically mention his Christianity rather than pagan beliefs which were still strong at the time of his rule. There are dozens of other runestones in Uppland related to the Jarlabanke clan including eight attributed to Estrid, and others of Jarlabanke’s direct relatives.

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