Digital presentation, Museum, Jelling Royal Necropolis

Digital presentation depicting human sacrifices to the gods, usually by hanging from trees or drowning in wells, in the museum at Jelling Royal Necropolis, a Viking royal burial site at Jelling, Vejle, Jutland, Denmark. The site consists of 2 10th century Viking burial mounds, 2 runestones erected by Harald Bluetooth and king Gorm, a medieval church built over the Viking church and an enormous ship setting. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Jelling Jutland Kongernes Necropolis Nordic Norse Pagan Sacrifice Syddanmark Vejle Viking

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