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Runestone, Jelling

Viking AgeJelling, Vejle, DK
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Runestone in Jelling parish, Vejle Municipality, recorded in Fund og Fortidsminder, Denmark's national register, as locality 170904-106 (system no. 116756). Monuments dated 900–1066: 1 × Runestone. Protection text (Danish): Ejerlav: Umatrikuleret kirkegårdsareal, Jelling kirkegård. Jelling-stenen 1 Lysegrå granitsten. Højde ca. 139 cm, bredde (max) 107 cm og tykkelse ca. 50 cm. Runeindskrift, der i oversættelse lyder: "Konge Gorm - gjorde disse kumler efter Thyre sin kone. Dan- marks Bod". Stenene står foran kirkedøren ved våbenhuset syd for kirken. Ovennævnte mindesmærke må ikke fjer
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Runestone

A raised stone carved with runes, usually a memorial to a named person and the family who raised it.

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