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    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...
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    above sea level. Jelling is located in Vejle municipality and Region of Southern Denmark. The town is mainly famous for the Jelling stones, national monuments...
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    The Jelling stone ship is a stone ship, the longest known to have existed, remains of which lie under the two royal barrows at Jelling, Denmark. The Jelling...
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    death c. 958 or a few years later. He ruled from Jelling, and made the oldest of the Jelling stones in honour of his wife Thyra. Gorm was born before...
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    Norse). During his reign, Harald oversaw the reconstruction of the Jelling runic stones, and numerous other public works. The most famous is fortifying the...
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    Runestone (redirect from Rune stones)
    has media related to Runestones. The Jelling Project – Information about Jelling and the runestones Photos of runestones and image stones from Gotland...
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  • Ilulissat Icefjord Kujataa Aasivissuit – Nipisat Jelling stones Christiansfeld Kronborg Hunting landscape Roskilde Cathedral Stevns Klint Wadden Sea The...
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    Bluetooth declared this around AD 965, and raised the larger of the two Jelling Stones. According to historian Anders Winroth, Christianity was not forced...
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    recorded use of the word Danmark within Denmark itself is found on the two Jelling stones, which are runestones believed to have been erected by Gorm the Old...
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  • stone Gästrikland Runic Inscription 7 (Gs 7) Denmark has a total of 250 known runestones. Eltang stone Jelling stones Rimsø Runestone Snoldelev Stone...
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