Museum, Jelling Royal Necropolis, Jutland, Denmark

Birch wood support used during construction of the South Mound, excavated in 1941, when 135, 000 wheelbarrows of earth removed and subsequently replaced, photograph, in the museum at Jelling Royal Necropolis, a Viking royal burial site at Jelling, Vejle, Jutland, Denmark. A stone ship setting was found beneath the mound, with evidence of a timber structure above, built around a central oak pole. 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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Excavating Jelling Jutland Kongernes Mound Necropolis Nordic Norse Syddanmark Vejle Viking

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