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Viking sites in Denmark
6,826 recorded Viking-age sites in Denmark, drawn from national heritage registers and community contributions.
Denmark was the heart of the early Viking kingdoms. The royal monuments at Jelling, the ring fortresses of Harald Bluetooth, and a steady flow of metal-detector hoards make it one of the richest landscapes for the period, recorded here from the national Fund og Fortidsminder register.
The most common kinds of site here are stray finds, settlements and hoards.
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Regions
- Bornholm742 sites
- Lolland250 sites
- Esbjerg214 sites
- Skive212 sites
- Viborg210 sites
- Aarhus172 sites
- Guldborgsund169 sites
- Sønderborg167 sites
- Slagelse163 sites
- Kerteminde163 sites
- Thisted146 sites
- Ringkøbing-Skjern137 sites
- Kalundborg137 sites
- Nordfyns131 sites
- Aalborg122 sites
- Holstebro119 sites
- Vejle117 sites
- Odense109 sites
- Randers105 sites
- Hedensted102 sites
- Vordingborg98 sites
- Varde98 sites
- Norddjurs93 sites
- Faaborg-Midtfyn90 sites
- Aabenraa90 sites
- Roskilde88 sites
- Vejen87 sites
- Næstved86 sites
- Favrskov84 sites
- Horsens84 sites
- Lejre83 sites
- Nyborg80 sites
- Assens75 sites
- Hjørring73 sites
- Svendborg72 sites
- Tønder71 sites
- Skanderborg69 sites
- Silkeborg68 sites
- Haderslev68 sites
- Holbæk67 sites
- Middelfart64 sites
- Syddjurs58 sites
- Kolding57 sites
- Langeland56 sites
- Stevns54 sites
- Vesthimmerlands53 sites
- Morsø52 sites
- Herning51 sites
- Ringsted50 sites
- Køge49 sites
- Odder48 sites
- Odsherred48 sites
- Egedal47 sites
- Frederikssund47 sites
- Frederikshavn43 sites
- Lemvig40 sites
- Halsnæs40 sites
- Ærø38 sites
- Sorø38 sites
- Høje-Taastrup36 sites
- Gribskov36 sites
- Samsø35 sites
- Jammerbugt34 sites
- Rebild33 sites
- Hillerød32 sites
- Fredericia32 sites
- Brønderslev28 sites
- Mariagerfjord27 sites
- Ikast-Brande23 sites
- Struer22 sites
- København21 sites
- Solrød19 sites
- Faxe18 sites
- Furesø14 sites
- Greve12 sites
- Ishøj11 sites
- Ballerup9 sites
- Billund8 sites
- Allerød7 sites
- Tårnby6 sites
- Dragør4 sites
- Helsingør4 sites
- Vallensbæk4 sites
- Brøndby3 sites
- Rudersdal3 sites
- Gladsaxe3 sites
- Lyngby-Taarbæk2 sites
- Hørsholm2 sites
- Glostrup2 sites
- Albertslund1 site
- Fredensborg1 site
- Frederiksberg1 site
- Fanø1 site
- Herlev1 site
- Hvidovre1 site
Notable sites
The best-known and most distinctive places in this area.
RunestoneVerified
Jelling
Viking Age · Jelling, Vejle, DK→
HoardVerified
Coin hoard
Viking Age · Guldborgsund, DK→
RunestoneVerified
Runestone
Viking Age · DK→
HillfortVerified
Aggersborg
Viking Age · Aggersborg, Vesthimmerlands, DK→
HoardVerified
Coin hoard, Bodilsker
Viking Age · Bodilsker, Bornholm, DK→
HoardVerified
Coin hoard, Bodilsker
Late Iron Age – Viking Age · Bodilsker, Bornholm, DK→
HoardVerified
Coin hoard, Brørup
Viking Age – Middle Ages · Brørup, Vejen, DK→
HoardVerified
Coin hoard, Falkerslev
Viking Age · Falkerslev, Guldborgsund, DK→
HoardVerified
Coin hoard, Gram
Viking Age · Gram, Haderslev, DK→
HoardVerified
Coin hoard, Købelev-Vindeby
Late Iron Age – Viking Age · Købelev-Vindeby, Lolland, DK→
HoardVerified
Coin hoard, Munkebo
Late Iron Age – Viking Age · Munkebo, Kerteminde, DK→
HoardVerified
Coin hoard, Ore
Viking Age – Middle Ages · Ore, Nordfyns, DK→