The Viking Burial Site at Hårup
If you are driving west from Aarhus on the Silkeborg motorway, take a look right at exit 26. In 2012, when the…
Vejerslev Stone Ship
In the Viking Age, some people were buried in symbolic ships marked with stones. On Lindholm Høje and Hjarnø you…
The Bridge Across the Gudenå River at Falgård
At the narrowest point across the Gudenå River, on the outskirts of Ry, there was in the late 900s a 70m long…
Sønder Vissing Church
Halfway between Silkeborg and Horsens, approximately 12km south of Ry, lies Sønder Vissing Church, which contains…
Hedensted Church
Hedensted Church dates from the twelfth century. Before the oldest stone churches were built, the Vikings built…
Stone Ship on Hjarnø
From Snaptun on Horsens Fjord you can take a small ferry to the island of Hjarnø in just five minutes. This island…
The Kanhave Canal, Samsø
Not all of the important Viking Age monuments were built during the reign of Harald Bluetooth; one very large…
Bjerring Church
In the porch a rune stone is displayed, which was first discovered in 1996, when the floor of the church was being…
The Hjermind Stone
5km east of Mammen and Bjerring is another rune stone which also reveals a remarkable coincidence of names. The…
The Asmild Stone
Viborg was not just a centre of power and law in the Viking Age. When the Christian Church became firmly…