The Viking Age (800-1050)

King of both Denmark and Norway

The Viking Age is an important turning point in Scandinavian history, where power was centralized, the Christian faith was officially introduced, the market economy grew, agriculture intensified and cities grew in size and number. Together, these phenomena mark the beginning of the Scandinavian state formation.

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While the Danes as the name of a people and the designation king of the Danes are known centuries before, the name 'Danmark' first appears in the foreign sources in the 800s, and on Danish soil it is first mentioned around 965 on the rune stone of King Harald Blåtand in Jelling.

There were no sharp boundaries in the Viking Age as there are today, and what Denmark actually included in the 8th century is not known exactly. On the rune stone in Jelling, Harald calls himself king of both Denmark and Norway, but parts of southern Sweden probably also belonged to the Danish kingdom. At the end of the Viking Age, Denmark, Norway, England and some of Sweden had a common king.

That's how big Denmark was during the Viking Age.

The Viking Age was a time of sailing and expeditions to distant lands. The Vikings set sail with ships and fleets to trade, plunder, raise revenue and conquer new land. You can study the many silver treasures that they brought back here.

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The Viking Age was also the period when the old Asatro and the Nordic gods were replaced by Christianity . Read here about the great man from Bjerringhøj, who in the year 970/71 was buried with large equipment, a magnificent ax and wax candles - the old Nordic burial custom combined with the new Christianity.