architecture
Runestone of Harald Bluetooth
Jelling, Southern Denmark, Denmark
Haralds Sten [Danish]
Den Store Jellingsten [Danish]
Architecture
The inscription of the rune stone reads: “King Harald ordered these monuments made in memory of Gorm, his father, and in memory of Thyra, his mother; that Harald who won for himself all of Denmark and Norway and made the Danes Christians. ”
full/alternative names
Large Jelling Stone
built
around 960 to 985
style/period
work type by function
patronage
Specifications
height
2.4 m
length
2.9 m
Geography
local language location name
Jelling, Danmark [Danish]
UNESCO World Heritage Site
type
cultural
criteria
III
designation
extension
reference
697bis
