Skjalm Hvide
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Skjalm Hvide is regarded as the founder of the Hvide
clan, and one of the most influential and powerful chiefs in Denmark
in the late Viking age and early medieval age. One of his most important strongholds was located in Jørlunde
. He built the church in Jørlunde
around the year 1100.
Hvide
Hvide 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 16th century it was not used as surname...
clan, and one of the most influential and powerful chiefs in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
in the late Viking age and early medieval age. One of his most important strongholds was located in Jørlunde
Jørlunde
Jørlunde is a village with a population of 311 in North Zealand in Denmark.In the late Viking age and early medieval age, Jørlunde was the center of the Hvide clan. Jørlunde Church was erected by Skjalm Hvide around the year 1100....
. He built the church in Jørlunde
Jørlunde Church
Jørlunde Church is a late Viking age / early medieval church situated in Jørlunde, Denmark. The church was built by Skjalm Hvide around the year 1085 ....
around the year 1100.