Definition: Archaeological site in Jutland, Denmark, Jelling is a late Viking period village. The earliest occupation is during the Bronze age, but the Viking period structures contain runic records of King Harald's successful Christianization of Denmark.

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Scandinavian archaeology
Archaeological studies and regions of the far north countries of Scandinavia.

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Jelling
Archaeological and historical information about this late Viking period settlement in Jutland, Denmark. English and Danish.

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