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title: Viking Age Jelling Cup
author: Unknown
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9347/viking-age-jelling-cup/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Viking Age Jelling Cup
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9347.jpg)
## Image Caption
Drawing depicting the Jelling cup - a [Viking Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/collection/29/the-viking-age/) [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) cup found in a [burial](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) mound at the site of Jelling, Denmark. It is decorated with typical [Viking](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vikings/) Age animal ornamentation, in this case of the so-called Jelling style variety, which was named after this particular cup. The [grave](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) is thought to have been that of the Danish King Gorm the Old (r. c. 936-958 CE), with the cup itself presumed to date to c. 958 CE.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Unknown. (2018, October 18). Viking Age Jelling Cup. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Unknown. "Viking Age Jelling Cup." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 18, 2018. .
### MLA
Unknown. "Viking Age Jelling Cup." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Oct 2018, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gorm_silver_cup.jpg) by [**Unknown**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gorm_silver_cup.jpg). Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 18 October 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.