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 :…
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.
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.
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…