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Jelling
Jelling is the old Viking capital of Scandinavia. It is located in Denmark, near Vejle on the Jutland peninsula.
The locality is particularly noteworthy for being the site of the burial mound of King Gorm of Denmark and his wife Thyra, the parents of King Harold I of Denmark (Harold Bluetooth), who erected a Christian church on the spot. Harold also erected the Jelling stones - massive monolithic rune stones - bearing the words: "Harold, king, bade these memorials to be made after Gorm, his father, and Thyra, his mother. The Harald who won the whole of Denmark and Norway and turned the Danes to Christianity."
Related links
- Jelling commune (in Danish)
- History of Jelling
Last updated: 05-28-2005 02:50:40
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