The
Jelling stones are massive carved
runestones from the 10th century, found at the town of
Jelling in
Denmark. The older of the two Jelling stones was raised by King
Gorm the Old in memory of his wife
Thyra. The larger of the two stones was raised by King Gorm's son,
Harald Bluetooth in memory of his parents, celebrating his conquest of Denmark and
Norway, and his conversion of the Danes to Christianity. The
runic inscriptions on these stones are considered the best known in Denmark.