Jelling Runic Stones

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Jelling_Church
gptkb:Jelling_Mounds
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:King_Gorm_the_Old
gptkb:King_Harald_Bluetooth
gptkbp:builtYear 10th century
gptkbp:conservationStatus well-preserved
gptkbp:coordinates 55.7531°N 9.4197°E
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Danish national monument
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Thyra
gptkb:Gorm_the_Old
gptkb:Harald_Bluetooth
gptkbp:depicts gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:lion
gptkb:Christ
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Jelling,_Denmark
gptkbp:featuredIn Danish 100-kroner banknote
gptkbp:height up to 2.43 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jelling Runic Stones
gptkbp:inscription runic
commemorates Gorm and Thyra
mentions conversion of Danes to Christianity
proclaims Harald Bluetooth's achievements
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage gptkb:Old_Norse
gptkbp:location gptkb:Jelling,_Denmark
gptkbp:material granite
gptkbp:nickname Denmark's birth certificate
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:partOf Jelling complex
gptkbp:pieceCount 2
gptkbp:protectedBy Danish Agency for Culture and Palaces
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:monument
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Christianization_of_Denmark
gptkb:Viking_Age
gptkbp:significance marks Denmark's conversion to Christianity
gptkbp:stone1 Gorm's stone
gptkbp:stone1Inscription King Gorm in memory of Thyra
gptkbp:stone2 Harald's stone
gptkbp:stone2Inscription Harald Bluetooth in memory of Gorm and Thyra, and Christianization of Danes
gptkbp:studiedBy historians
archaeologists
runologists
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite yes
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gptkbp:weight up to 10 tons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jelling_Mounds,_Runic_Stones_and_Church
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7