The archaeological investigations 2005-2015

Anne Pedersen, Steen Wulff Andersen, Peter Jensen, Mads Dengsø Jessen

Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapportBidrag til bog/antologiForskningpeer review

Abstract

The archaeological interest in the Viking-Age monuments at Jelling can be traced back to the discovery of the burial chamber in the North Mound in 1820. Given the monumental nature of the burial and the other surviving memorials, it seemed obvious that there must have been an equally impressive royal residence in the area. This assumption was supported by the reference to ‘the royal estate at Jelling’ in Sven Aggesen’s chronicle from around 1185. After the extensive excavations in the 1940s, Ejnar Dyggve believed that a residence should be looked for to the east of the monuments, where the later Fogedgården (the Bailiff’s farm), was located. This could not be proven at the time, however, and it was only when the huge rhomboid palisade surrounding the monument area was discovered, that the idea of the royal estate acquired a more solid foundation.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TitelJelling - Monuments and Landscape
RedaktørerAnne Pedersen, Mads Dengsø Jessen, Mads Kähler Holst
Antal sider12
UdgivelsesstedOdense
ForlagSyddansk Universitetsforlag
Publikationsdato2024
Sider149-160
Kapitel6
ISBN (Trykt)9788776023812
StatusUdgivet - 2024
NavnPNM - Publications from the National Museum. Studies in Archaeology and History
Nummer4, 1
Vol/bind20
ISSN0909-9506
NavnJellinge Series
Vol/bind4, 1

Emneord

  • Vikingetid
  • Kongsgård
  • Bebyggelsesarkæologi

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