Jelling Rune Stones scarf is the third shawl in a series of three shawls on the theme of World Heritage Sites.
Jelling is located in Denmark, and is famous for its rune stones, grave mounds and for being the place in which Denmark became a Christian country. The larger rune stone was erected in the 10th century by King Harald Bluetooth in memory of his father, celebrating his conquest of Denmark and Norway, and his conversion of the Danes to Christianity. This scarf contains the first few words of the inscription. The complete (translated) inscription reads “King Haraldr ordered this monument made in memory of Gormr, his father, and in memory of Thyrve, his mother; that Haraldr who won for himself all of Denmark and Norway and made the Danes Christian”
The inscription is made in Younger Futhark runes – a runic alphabet used in Scandinavia in the 9th to 11th century.
