Jelling Mounds

Southern Denmark · Denmark

Jelling Mounds, Denmark
Photo: Rialfver at Dutch Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May to September
Accessibility
wheelchair-accessible
Coordinates
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Two great burial mounds flank a pair of carved rune stones raised by early Danish kings, one proclaiming the nation's conversion to Christianity. The monuments mark a pivotal moment in Viking-age history.

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