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Photo of the Northern Burial Mound at Jelling

There are two large burial mounds at Jelling in Denmark. The North Mound is known as Thyra's Mound, and was most likely the original burial place of the Danish King Gorm the Old.

Tags: Burial Mound, Burials, Denmark, Jelling, Viking Age

Afskærmning af runestenene i Jelling

Project website describing the protection of the Jelling runestones

Tags: Conservation, Denmark, Gorm the Old, Harald Bluetooth, Jelling, Rune stones, Runeinnskrifter, Runeinskrifter, Runes / Runer, Runestein, Runesten, Runestones, Runic, Runic inscriptions, Runinskrifter, Viking Age, Writing

The Hørning rune stone at Moesgaard Museum, Denmark

The Hørning stone (DR 58) was carved by an emancipated slave in honour of his master. The inscription reads: tuki : smiþr : riþ : stin : ift ¶ þurkisl : kuþmutaR : sun : is : hanum ¶ kaf : kul : uk :…

Tags: Blacksmiths, Daily Life, Denmark, Rune stones, Runeinnskrifter, Runeinskrifter, Runes / Runer, Runestein, Runesten, Runestones, Runic, Runic inscriptions, Runinskrifter, slaves, Viking Age, Writing

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