Kongernes Jelling - Home of the Viking Kings
The Bluetooth technology was celebrating it’s 25th anniversary in 2023.
The technology is implemented in billions of devices all over the world and has become a part of our everyday lives. But did you know, that both the name and the iconic rune logo is inspired by the Danish Viking King Harald Bluetooth from Jelling?
The American engineer Jim Kardach chose the name of the Danish king who excelled at creating connections in the Viking age. The name was just supposed to be a temporary working
title, but now it has had a triumphal success all across the globe for a quarter of a century.
The anniversary was naturally going to be celebrated under the headline "Bluetooth is Coming Home". Here 25 years of technology history meets 1000 years Viking history.
We were celebrating it the 10th – 11th October 2023, where several of the founders of Bluetooth® were joining us from USA, The Netherlands, Germany and Sweden.
As a part of the celebration, we opened a new special exhibition about Bluetooth in Jelling on October 10th.
Experience Center in beautiful surroundings
The visitor and experience center at Kongernes Jelling - Home of the Viking Kings lies in the middle of the monument complex around Jelling Church. At the Experience Center we tell of the Viking kings Gorm and Harald, their rune-stones, the huge ship-setting and the gigantic palisade which was built over a thousand years ago.
A sensory experience with digital tricks.
A unique and super modern sensory experience regarding the life and legacy of the Vikings. A voyage from the stories that were told around the fireplace to the life as a Viking and a warrior, the path to Valhalla as well as the transition to Christianity.
Have your meeting and feel the spirit of the Viking Age
This is where Denmark began. Here the past whispers in your ear. Here the Viking king Harald Bluetooth was brave and visionary a 1000 years ago. Surrounded by the palisades and Viking mounds we have created frameworks and activities that can inspire you to learn from the past and look into the future. To feel courage, trust and togetherness. We invite you to hold your meetings and conferences in Kongernes Jelling.
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