The Monument Area
Always open to the public - there are signs and pamphlets within the area
![Gravhøje og Kongernes Jelling](/typo3temp/assets/images/csm_16x9_598d374e16_77cf071a85.jpg)
In 2013 the gigantic palisade, the ship-setting and the houses built under the reign of Harold Bluetooth were marked in the lanscape. Here the mounds, the church and the two rune-stones have been visible for more than a thousand years.
![The Monument Area](/typo3temp/assets/images/csm_Jellingsten169_021982f6a3_29fb64ac4b.jpg)
The Kings Gorm the Old and Harold Bluetooth erected their runestones and built the monuments in the years from around 950 to 970 AD. A hectic period that led to fundamental changes in the Danish society.
![The Monument Area](/typo3temp/assets/images/csm_1_Jelling_foto_roberto_fortuna169_9808034f9a_9326034904.jpg)
To protect the stones from the weather, they are now placed in display cases. In the evening, lights in the ceiling are lit, which clearly displays the runes and images.
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Archaeological surveys done from 2006 to 2013 have shown that the monument area was surrounded by a 1440 meter long palisade. Within the fenced area there was room for 20 football fields.
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The North Mound is situated in the middle of the palisade enclosure and it is also the center of a 356 meter long ship-setting. The giant stones from this ship-setting still lie under the top-soil in the Northern end, while the rows of stone to the South are hidden beneath the South Mound.
![The Monument Area](/typo3temp/assets/images/csm_hus2_fc4a036cef_9babe83680.jpg)
![The Monument Area](/typo3temp/assets/images/csm_hus3_c97005d8be_7fe28cd745.jpg)
During the excavations three houses of the Trelleborg-type were forund. On the picture to the right is a digital reconstruction of houses and the palisade.