Editing Aars (section)

===Aars stone===
[[File:Års2 600px.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Aars stone]]
At the church in Aars there is a [[Aars stone|rune stone]] with the following inscription: (front) Asser put this stone after his lord Valtoke, (backside) The stone proclaims that it will stand here for a long time, it should mention Valtoke's varie. Valtoke full name was [[Valtoke Gormsson]] but he was also called [[Toke Gormsson]], and he was son of [[Gorm the old]] (Danish: Gorm den gamle). He died in the Battle of Fýrisvellir and the stone was raised near Aars because he was Earl of [[Vendsyssel]] which is not too far from Aars, but how it ended up in Aars is not known.<ref>{{cite web|title=AARS-STENEN|url=http://www.aarskirke.dk/aars-stenen.aspx|access-date=21 April 2017|archive-date=7 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007145431/http://www.aarskirke.dk/aars-stenen.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Boye|first1=Anette|title=Val -Toke Gormsen|url=https://www.geni.com/people/Val-Toke-Gormsen/6000000003098183195|website=www.geni.com}}</ref> The rune stone was rediscovered in Aars in 1654.<ref name=DR>{{cite web |url=http://runer.ku.dk/VisGenstand.aspx?Titel=%c3%85rs-sten|title=Års-sten |website=Danske Runeindskrifter |publisher=[[Nationalmuseet]] |accessdate=2 February 2021 |language=da}}</ref><ref name=Arv>{{cite web|url=http://www.kulturarv.dk/fundogfortidsminder/Lokalitet/29537/Udskriv/|title=Aars-stenen |publisher=[[Ministry of Culture (Denmark)|Kulturministeriet]] |accessdate=2 February 2021 |language=da }}</ref><ref name=church>{{cite web |title=Aars-stenen |publisher=Aars church |url=http://www.aarskirke.dk/aars-stenen.aspx |language=da |accessdate=2 February 2021 |archive-date=7 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007145431/http://www.aarskirke.dk/aars-stenen.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is believed to have originally stood north-east of the church, probably as part of a memorial assemblage comparable to the [[Jelling stones]].<ref name=church/>