In eleventh-century Norway, people might commemorate a great victory or milestone with a runestone. Norwegians and Vikings raised these stones to honor significant people, events, and victories in battle. Although there were many variations of the runic alphabet, it is called the "Futhark" because its first six letters are f, u, th, a, r, and k. This runestone is a replica of the Kulistenen, or "Kuli Stone," which was originally erected on the island of Kuloy in the early eleventh century.