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Here our group - Ingelise, Fernado, Eva, Franz and Kate - are standing in front of a huge rune stone in the churchyard of Jelling. Jelling was Denmark's first capital. Christianity was introduced here, the nation united
by King Gorm the Old. The direct line, from Gorm the Old to the royal family today, is unbroken.
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The exhibition "Royal Jelling" traces the history of the monuments from their construction one thousand years ago until the present day. The two rune stones are central to the exhibition, representing the unification
of the DAnish kingdom, and the acceptance of Christianity.
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A nice experience for all of us was the chance to attend Molholm School where material from our project is used and passed on to schoolbeginners under the supervision of Ingelise.
It was also quite impressive to see how the ideas by Howard Gardener (Multiplied Intelligences) are applied at that school.
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In Århus we visited Den Gamle By, a reconstructed town with old houses and a very pleasant atmosphere.
It's opened all year with people working and doing their trade like tailor, weaver e.g.
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