<< Our Photo Pages >> Jelling Runesten - Carving in Denmark in Syddanmark
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Multi-periodSite Name: Jelling Runesten Alternative Name: Jelling Runic StonesCountry: Denmark County: Syddanmark Type: Carving
Nearest Town: Jelling
Latitude: 55.756580N Longitude: 9.419669E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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CharcoalBurner89 visited on 26th Sep 2022 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 4 The rune stones are now protected from the weather by glass cases. The carvings are a bit faded, but still very visible!
Podovsky visited on 24th Aug 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
XIII visited on 1st Jun 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5
MrG visited on 24th Mar 2011 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5 The site comprises two large mounds separated by a church, and King Harold Bluetooth's runic stone, thought to be carved with Sacandinavia's oldest image of Christ. The south mound is 10m high and the North one 8m, possibly king Gorm the Old's burial site.
The day I visited it was sunny and blustery which gave the whole site an eerie feel as I was the only visitor for about an hour.
Boeddel visited on 1st Oct 2010 - their rating: Amb: 4
SolarMegalith visited on 24th Jul 2002 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 3 Access: 5
NeolithicFanatic MAIGO DrewParsons C_Michael_Hogan have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.4 Ambience: 3.83 Access: 4.6
More information at www.kulturarv.dk: Danish Sites and Monuments Record: 170904-143
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The stone carved under Bluetooth's reign commemorates his parents. Since Bluetooth was converted to Christianity, these stones represent a significant period in Danish history characterizing the nation's transition from paganism to Christianity.
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