Jørlunde is a village with a population of 299 (1 January 2022) in
North Zealand
North Zealand, also North Sealand ( da, Nordsjælland), refers to the northern part of the Danish island of Zealand which is not clearly defined but generally covers the area north of Copenhagen. The Danish tourist authorities have recently in ...
in
Denmark
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.
In the late Viking age and early medieval age, Jørlunde was the center of the
Hvide
Hvide (English: ''Whites'') was a medieval Danish clan, and afterwards in early modern era a Danish noble surname of presumably one surviving branch of leaders of that clan. Before the 16th century it was not used as a surname. It signified t ...
clan.
Jørlunde Church
Jørlunde is a village with a population of 299 (1 January 2022) in North Zealand in Denmark.
In the late Viking age and early medieval age, Jørlunde was the center of the Hvide clan. Jørlunde Church (''Joerlunde Kirke'') was erected by Skja ...
(''Joerlunde Kirke'') was erected by
Skjalm Hvide
Skjalm Hvide (before 1045 – c. 1113), was the Earl of Zealand in Denmark in the end of the Viking Age (793–1066) and up to his death. Skjalm's father was Toke Trylle, whose father was ''Slag'' (or ''Slau'', or he may have been called by bo ...
around the year 1100.
References
External links
Jørlunde Church website
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Villages in Denmark