ABSTRACT
Studies about the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in the Middle Ages comprise a tremendous number of aspects: religious, historical, artistic, literary, geographical, archaeological, sociological, economic, etc., which, in the last twenty years, has produced an avalanche of publications. Particularly abundant are, of course, those dealing with themes related to Spain. Works concerning St. James in France, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy have also increased considerably. However, the part that the Scandinavian countries, particularly the Kingdom of Denmark, play in this matter is far from negligible. 1 In this presentation, I will limit myself to only one aspect of the traces of these medieval pilgrimages: the Santiago shell in Denmark.
