The next shawl in the World Heritage KAL is the Jelling Rune Stones Scarf. The scarf is knit using 1 skein of Turtlepurl Satin Toes in the colour Starlight.
Jelling is located in Denmark, and is famous for its rune stones, grave mounds and the Jelling Church. The rune stones were erected in the 10th century by King Gorm the Old and his son King Harald Bluetooth.
The larger rune stone was erected by King Harald I in memory of his father, celebrating his conquest of Denmark and Norway, and his conversion of the Danes to Christianity.
The complete (translated) inscription reads “King Haraldr ordered this monument made in memory of Gormr, his father, and in memory of Thyrve, his mother; that Haraldr who won for himself all of Denmark and Norway and made the Danes Christian”
The inscription is made in Younger Futhark runes – a runic alphabet used in Scandinavia in the 9th to 11th century. There are only 16 characters in the alphabet.
