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Within Vinony's link graph, Jelling stones is referenced by 152 other articles, and connects out to World Heritage Site, runic script and Old Norse.
The entry is geolocated on the map in landmark.
Vinony files it under 10th-century inscriptions, Gorm the Old and Harald Bluetooth.
Its subject is documented across 36 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Location
- Jelling , Denmark
- Criteria
- Cultural: iii
- Inscription
- 1994 (18th Session )
- Area
- 4.96 ha
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Wikidata facts
- Part of
- Jelling Heritage Site
- Country
- Denmark
- Located in
- Vejle Municipality
- Location
- Jelling
- Image
- Runesten i Jelling.jpg
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- Commons category
- Jelling Runestones
- culture
- Danes
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Encyclopedic overview
The Jelling stones (Danish: Jellingstenene) are massive carved runestones from the 10th century, found at the town of Jelling in Denmark. The older of the two Jelling stones was raised by King Gorm the Old in memory of his wife Thyra. The larger of the two stones was raised by King Gorm's son, Harald Bluetooth, in memory of his parents, celebrating his conquest of Denmark and Norway, and his conversion of the Danes to Christianity.
The runic inscriptions on these stones are considered the best known in Denmark. In 1994, the stones, in addition to the burial mounds and small church nearby, were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as an unparalleled example of both pagan and Christian Nordic culture.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jelling stones” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.