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Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church

Denmark
Date of Inscription: 1994
Criteria: (iii)
Core zone: 4.96 ha
Jelling Commune, County of Vejle
N55 45 23 E9 25 12
Ref: 697

Brief Description

The Jelling burial mounds and one of the runic stones are striking examples of pagan Nordic culture, while the other runic stone and the church illustrate the Christianization of the Danish people towards the middle of the 10th century.

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