Popular questions
Who raised the small Jelling stone?
The smallest of the two runic stones bears the inscription “
King Gorm made these runes in honour of his wife Thyra, the pride of Denmark
“. So the stone is a tribute to his wife Thyra. The stone has been
moved several times but could well have been a part of the ship-setting which was later destroyed with the building of the
southern mound.
What part of the monument is the oldest?
The oldest part is the least visible, being the original
350 meter long ship-setting made from 2m high megaliths. The only part of the setting
to remain undisturbed are the stones under the southern mound. Other megaliths
in the church-yard have been re-positioned and new onen have been found
north of the cemetary.
When did Harald Blue-tooth raise the large
Jelling Stone?
A few years after the death of Gorm, in the winter ofA.D.958/59,
Harald was converted to Christianity. Shortly thereafter probably 965
A.D. he commissioned
the runic stone which proclaims his kinship with Gorm & Thyra and
that he "made the Danes Christian".
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What can we
see in Royal Jelling?
Royal Jelling is the exhibition centre for the monument. We tell
the whole story from Gorm the Old & Harald Blue-tooths time in Jelling,
what the two stones originally looked like and present the latest findings
from the Viking period. We follow Gorms dynasty down to the present day
and consolidate Jelling in a wider historical perspective. A quick glance
at page 2 in the Danish passport will give you an idea.
How big are the mounds?
The north mound is approx. 60m in diameter & 8m high, whilst
the south mound is 70m. in diameter & 10m. high. Both mounds are constructed
from grass turves. Whilst the north mound held Gorms grave, the south
mound is empty.
What do Harald & Blue-tooth technology
have in common?
Blue-tooth technology is a description of the wire-less transportation
of electronic data. Haralds name was used in this connection because it
was he who created a coherent connectin between Danish & Norwegian
society.
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