The large Jelling Stone will be lit up in the Irish national color, green, on Tuesday on the occasion of the international tradition "Global Greening". Major monuments around the world are also being lit up in green, but the runestone in Jelling is the only monument in the Nordic region. (Archive photo). Photo: Palle Hedemann/Ritzau Scanpix
Jelling Stones bathed in green for St. Patrick’s Day
The larger Jelling Stone in Denmark will be lit green on March 17th for Saint Patrick’s Day as part of the “Global Greening” initiative. This event marks Viking-era connections between Ireland and Denmark. Morten Teilmann-Jørgensen, museum manager at Kongernes Jelling, notes that Danish...
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