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Jelling
Jelling, Jutland, Denmark · North & Northeast Europe
55.757, 9.419
Attested. Attested by the runestone and the monument complex.
Around 965 King Harald Bluetooth raised the larger Jelling runestone, carved with a crucified Christ, saying he 'made the Danes Christian'. The site joins pagan burial mounds with an early church. It marks the official Christianization of Denmark.
Source stance: insider. Royal inscription (official claim).
People and groups named here
- Harald Bluetooth
- Gorm the Old
Sources
- Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church (UNESCO World Heritage List no. 697)
UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Accessed 2026-11-11.
- Jelling stones (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors. Accessed 2026-11-11.
Further reading
Councils here
None in this list.