The national park is home to local communities, farmers, businesses, art and culture. The park was created to preserve the rich natural areas that border Roskilde Fjord and its cultural monuments. Skjoldungernes Land National Park is located in central Zealand and was established in 2015. He became the progenitor of kings such as Halfdan, Frode and Roar, from whom the town of Roskilde gets its name.

Skjoldungerne were the descendants of king Skjold, who was sent by Odin to unite the Danish people. We chose this particular park for our pilot run mainly for two reasons it is loacated conveniently close (about 30 km) to our home in Copenhagen, and we were fascinated by the park’s cultural background. The very first run in our little project of running in national parks in the nordic countries took us through the beautiful landscape of Skjoldungernes Land in Denmark. Good to know: The signage is inadequate in some parts and a map or track would come in handy. Route: Skjoldungestien (from Hvalsø to Roskilde)

First king of denmark skjold