Kategori: Iron Age
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Skedemosse Sacrificial Bog
This is a place where much of what once happened here isn’t visible to the naked eye. Even so this place is crucial in understanding Scandinavia during the Iron Age. We are now on the island of Öland of the Eastern coast of Sweden in the Baltic Sea. Mosse that makes up the second part…
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The Painted Runestones in Köpingsvik
During my last visit to the island of Öland along Swedish east coast in the Baltic Sea I decided to visit the collection of runestones and fragments housed in Köping Church. Köpingsvik during the Viking Age was one of the most important marketplaces in this part of the Baltic Sea. This is obvious from 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 Kälvesten Runestone
Some runestones are just much more interesting than others. Some of them have become famous because of it, but some have gained much less attention from the public. This is just such a runestone. The Kälvesten runestone or Ög 8 as it is also known is erected in the graveyard at Västra-Stenby Church in the…
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The Skramle Runestone
Today I got the opportunity to visit Skramlestenen, a runestone that I have been wanting to visit for a long time. It’s the fourth of a total of four runestones in the province of Värmland that I have visited and written about. The other stones are the two Viking Age runestones of Hovlanda and Rör.…
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Gamla Skogsby
Gamla Skogsby (old forest village) is located on the island of Öland in the Baltic Sea, the second largest island in Sweden. The site lies close to the village of Skogsby and 5km from the small town of Färjestaden. Even though this place is easily found on google maps, it was surprisingly hard for me…
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The Horda Rune Stone
While traveling trough the Swedish province of Småland i made a quick stop to visit this rune stone in Rydaholm near Värnamo. The Horda rune stone or SM59 as it is also known is easily accessible by car. It is located just next to the road in the garden of a private residence. This made…
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Rönnerum Ancient Village
Rönnerum is located on the Swedish island of Öland in the Baltic Sea, halfway between the towns of Borgholm and Färjestaden. You can hike here on a trail that also connects with Odens Flisor from my last post and the well known Iron Age ring fort Ismantorp. I chose however to drive there in my…
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Odens Flisor
During my recent trip to the Swedish island of Öland I visited a small grave field in Högsrum, near Borgholm. It contains around 40 graves dating to the Iron Age. Around six of these graves have been excavated in the beginning of the 20th century. The archaeological excavation resulted in human remains and some everyday…
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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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