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The Jellinge style is named after the animal ornament on a small cup found in the royal burial mound at Jellinge, Denmark. This mound is thought to be the burial of King Gorm, in which case it would date to AD 958/9. The Jellinge style does not use the “gripping beast” motif.
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Oct 26, 2016 · Discover Jelling Viking Monuments in Jelling, Denmark: Mounds, rune stones, and a 1,000-year-old church, left behind by Denmark's first two kings.
Nov 8, 2022 · The older of the two runestones at Jelling dates back to 950 CE. It is believed to have been raised by the first historically accurate King of Denmark, Gorm the Old, who ruled between 936 and 958 CE. Gorm was the scion of a (semi) legendary family whose father was the fabulously named "Sigurd the Snake Eyed," and grandfather was the even more ...
Oct 5, 2023 · The Jelling Stone has been studied for centuries, but for the new research, the team used 3D scanning technology to discover the name of the specific person who carved its runes.
Apr 22, 2021 · Illustration. 10th-century runestones at Jelling, Denmark. The smaller stone was erected by Harald Bluetooth’s father Gorm in honour of his wife Thyra before 958. The larger stone honours Harald's parents and proclaims his achievements: "Harald the king ordered this monument made in memory of Gorm, his father, and Thyra, his mother.
Jelling. In the 10th century, at Jelling – the highest point in the landscape west of Vejle in Denmark – the kings Gorm the Old and Harald Bluetooth created a monument that is unique in the Nordic context. The oldest feature is the remains of a huge ship-shaped stone setting, then came the runestones and the mounds, and finally the palisade.
