On the marble stone is written: «Ek beð firi guðrs sakar yðr lærða menn er varðveita stað ðenna ok alla ðá er ráða kunnu bæn mina minnisk sálo minnar i helgum bænum En ek et Gunnar ok gerði ek hus ðetta. + valete» (I pray, in the name of God, you learned men who preserve this place and all who can understand my prayer. Remember my soul in holy prayers. For I am Gunnar and I made this house. Good bye).
Gunnar must have been a mighty leader over many men, including skilled master builders and other craftsmen in his service. If he had the Church of Christ as a model for his church, he must have known the archbishop, Eystein Erlandsson.