Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church

Cultural
Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church
Photo: Jürgen Howaldt / CC BY-SA 2.0 de (Wikimedia Commons)
Country Denmark
Year inscribed1994
Criteria(iii)

Overview

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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Source: UNESCO World Heritage List — CC BY-SA 4.0