Posted by: paulathecatlady | May 17, 2009

Spring in Jelling

One day in March, Adriana (a friend of mine) and I went for a long walk in Jelling, where she lives. It was a beautiful day and we couldn’t resist taking some pictures.

Jelling is a small town north of Vejle, in Jutland, with a population of just 3200. The history goes all the way back to the Viking age, where it was home to some of the first kings of Denmark.

Here is a picture of the church, which is in the center of the city, right in front of the museum and next to the Runesten:

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The only museum in Jelling, Kongernes Jelling, where information about the king’s stones are:

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Ya, I know it must seem creepy to take pictures of graves, but in Denmark, graves around churches are so well keep and beautiful, that I just can’t resist:

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I think these are about the kings? 

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A picture of where the king and queen, Gorm and Thyra, were buried. Thyra was buried before her husband, but the date is unknown. Gornm was burried in 958:

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Here is me, in front of the Jelling stones. The stones are a tribute to the deceased and were a common tribute paid to kings in the past:

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More pictures of the church:

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A ladybug that was asking to be photographed ;-)  

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A beautiful flower bed right in front of the museum and church:

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