Kategori: Grave Mound
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Inglinge Hög
En svensk version av texten finns längre ner på sidan. English: Inglinge Hög A few miles south of Växjö in Sweden lies Inglinge Hög, also known as King Inge’s mound. This site has long been important and a popular stopping point when traveling between Värend and Blekinge. Inglinge Hög is the name of the largest…
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Skalundahög
This spring I decided to visit the large mound Skalundahög. It is a grave mound located on Kålland, a large Peninsula on the Southern shore of Lake Vänern. Vänern is the third largest lake in Europe and the largest one in Sweden. Skalunda belongs to the province Västergötland. My decision to go here during the…
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Lappnäsudden
I have just returned home from a week long course in archeology aptly named ”Arkeologi Längsmed Frykens Strand” (Archeology along the shores of Lake Fryken) at Klarälvdalens Folkhögskola. The course was led by Archaeologist Helene Sjöstedt and it’s focused mainly on Bronze Age archaeology along the waterways of Lake Fryken. Even if we also learned…
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The Karlevi Rune Stone
This was my first stop on the island of Öland on my recent trip there. It’s was a great place to spend the night in my Campervan as I arrived late in the evening after crossing the long bridge to Swedens second largest island located in Baltic Sea of the coast of Småland. I wasn’t…
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The Grave Field on Hammars Udde
In my last post I wrote about my local rune stone, The Hovlanda Rune Stone located on the island that I live one. In this post we will stay on the island of Hammarö that is located in the northern part of lake Vänern, the largest lake in Sweden and the European Union. Hammarön is…
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The Hovlanda Rune Stone
The time has come to write about my local rune stone Hovlandastenen. I have been saving it for some reason even if it is located just a short walk from my place of work. We are now on the island Hammarön in the province of Värmland, Sweden. Hammarön is the third largest island in lake…
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The Lillegård Rune Stone and The Grave Field in Trädet
I have driven past this rune stone several times without being able to stop. Either because of time constraints and the lack of a good parking space close by. A problem that is more common than you would think as both private people authorities generally want to make our cultural heritage accessible. This time however…
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The Rune Stones at Källby Hallar
Källby Hallar or Källby ås as it is also known are located close to Källby on the southern shore of Lake Vänern in the province of Västergötland. This site really exited me in a way that I rarely experiences when it comes to runes stones. The reason is that I immediately upon arrival realized that…
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Jelling
Jelling is mostly famous for the rune stone with the same name, the Jelling stone. But this place is more than just a stone, it is in some ways the place where the kingdom of Denmark was born. Jelling is located on central Jutland, in Denmark and the site is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.…
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Dagshög
Located not far from the small seaside village of Torekov on the Bjäre peninsula, just a stones throw from the sea lies Dagshög. It is the largest grave mound in the Swedish province of Skåne. The mound is 42 meters in diameter and five meters high. The mound got its name from a local legend…
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