Harald’s runestone
Harald’s runestone is a runestone in Vejle, Region of Southern Denmark. Harald’s runestone is situated nearby to Gorm’s runestone, as well as near Jelling Church.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Runestone
- Description: the larger Jelling runestone
- Also known as: “Big Jelling stone” and “Haralds Sten”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jelling Church and Gorm’s runestone.
Kongernes Jelling
Museum
Photo: Alicudi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kongernes Jelling is a museum, which is situated 110 metres west of Harald’s runestone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jelling and Skibet.
Jelling
Photo: Ajepbah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jelling is a railway town in Denmark with a population of 4,038, located in Jelling Parish, approximately 10 km northwest of Vejle. The town lies 105 metres above sea level.
Skibet
Village
Photo: Bococo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skibet is a Danish town, with a population of 2,604, located 6 kilometres west of the municipal seat and regional capital Vejle in the Region of Southern Denmark. Skibet is situated 6 km southeast of Harald’s runestone.
Bredsten
Town
Photo: Hubertus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bredsten is a village in Vejle Municipality, Denmark. Bredsten is situated 11 kilometres west of Vejle, and it has a population of 1,902. The village is quite old, indicated by the church which dates back to the Middle Ages though modified by the local entrepreneur de Lichtenberg in the 1740s. Bredsten is situated 6 km south of Harald’s runestone.
Harald’s runestone
- Categories: Norse runestone and historic site
- Location: Vejle, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.75657° or 55° 45′ 24″ northLongitude
9.41963° or 9° 25′ 11″ eastNamed after
Harald BluetoothOpen location code
9F7FQC49+JROpenStreetMap ID
node 280112036OpenStreetMap feature
historic=rune_stoneWikidata ID
Q21162313
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Slovenian—“Harald’s runestone” goes by many names.
- Danish: “DR 41”
- Danish: “Jelling-sten 2”
- Danish: “Jelling-stenen 2”
- Danish: “Store Jellingsten”
- Esperanto: “runŝtono de Harald”
- French: “Grosse pierre de jelling”
- French: “Grosse pierre de Jelling”
- French: “Grosse Pierre De Jelling”
- French: “menhir de Harald”
- Galician: “pedra rúnica de Harald”
- German: “Haralds Runenstein”
- Slovenian: “Haraldov runski kamen”
- Slovenian: “veliki jellinški kamen”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jelling Kirkegård and Thyras Mound.
Nearby Places
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