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Jelling Stones

Harald's Stone: Carving of Christ

Harald's Stone: Carving of Christ

The figure of Christ on Harald's runestone. One scholar has suggested that this imagery was used to suggest that Christ had replaced the Norse pagan god Odin, who in one myth hung for nine nights in the tree Yggdrasill.

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