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Vikingemuseet, Ladby, Danmark
Vikingmuseet Ladby was formerly Ladbyskipsmuseet. It has been much expanded since the original museum and work on it continues. It is now the home to the Department for Landscape and Archaeology.
The Viking Museum, Aarhus, Denmark
An exhibition of Viking Age artefacts and details about Viking Age Aarhus.
The Viking Hoard from Lejre
An essay about the tenth-century hoard found out Lejre, Denmark. The article links to a more detailed pdf in Danish about the hoard.
Blog: Late Viking Age Burials in Bryndum, Denmark
Excavations at Bryndum have revealed the presence of a previously unknown, late Viking Age burial place near the church.
Viking Banke residential road, Skagen, Denmark
How to live like a modern Viking: Live on Viking Banke. A residential road in Skagen on the Northern tip of Jutland, Denmark. It leads down to the dunes & the sea. In the neighbourhood, known as 'Bankekvarteret', several roads are named after North…
Detail of the Gallehus horn (1980 replica)
Detail of the runic inscription on the 1980 replica of one of the Gallehus horns (DR 12 / DK SJy60) in Nationalmuseet, København.
Danish 'Viking' Bathing Club - Kerteminde
Many winter swimming clubs in Denmark have a Norse theme, and those brave enough to bathe earn the title of 'viking'.
Photo of Bille's runic diary
Diary written by a Danish merchant (Bille) in Runes. Today in the National Archives in Copenhagen.
Fyrkat ring fort
Layout of Fyrkat with the outlines of the longhouses as well as parts of the wall in the background.
A reconstructed longhouse at Fyrkat
Reconstruction of a longhouse at the Viking Age ring fort of Fyrkat
Items from the North Mound in the Kongernes Jelling Museum
Items, including gilded bronze mounts for harness straps, and a reconstruction of a bird strap end discovered in excavations of the North mound in Jelling in 1820.
Modern rune stone by Erik the Red Sandquist at Jelling
Photos of a brightly painted modern rune stone outside the Kongernes Jelling Museum. It was carved by Erik the Red Sandquist, a professional rune carver from Denmark who is a member of a re-enactment group
Brimir. This stone was made for the Royal…
Brimir. This stone was made for the Royal…
Reconstruction of Side C of Rune stone DR 42 at Jelling
A reconstruction of Side C of Rune stone DR 42 at Jelling. See item #280 for a photo of the original
Photo of Side C of Rune stone DR 42 at Jelling
Photo of Side C of the younger of the two Jelling rune stones (DR 42), raised by Harald Bluetooth (who died in 985 or 986) in memory of his father and mother, and his own legacy.
The English translation of the whole inscription on the Samnordisk…
The English translation of the whole inscription on the Samnordisk…
Reconstruction of Side B of Rune stone DR 42 at Jelling
A reconstruction of Side B of Rune stone DR 42 at Jelling. See item #280 for a photo of the original
Photo of Side B of Rune stone DR 42 at Jelling
Photo of Side B of the younger of the two Jelling rune stones (DR 42), raised by Harald Bluetooth (who died in 985 or 986) in memory of his father and mother, and his own legacy.
The English translation of the whole inscription on the Samnordisk…
The English translation of the whole inscription on the Samnordisk…
Reconstruction of Side A of Rune stone DR 42 at Jelling
A reconstruction of Side A of Rune stone DR 42 at Jelling. See item #278 for a photo of the original
Photo of Side A of Rune stone DR 42 at Jelling
Photo of the younger of the two Jelling rune stones (DR 42), raised by Harald Bluetooth (who died in 985 or 986) in memory of his father and mother, and his own legacy.
The English translation of the whole inscription on the Samnordisk…
The English translation of the whole inscription on the Samnordisk…
Photos of Jelling Kirke in Denmark
Today’s Jelling Church is a Romanesque masonry church, built around 1100 on the site of Harald Bluetooth’s original church from the 900s AD. In 2000, King Gorm the Old was reburied in the church’s burial chamber.
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Photos of the Southern Burial Mound at Jelling
There are two large burial mounds at Jelling in Denmark. The South Mound is known as Gorm's Mound, and is empty. It was probably constructed in the period 965-970.