Kategori: Sweden
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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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The petroglyphs at Glösa
This rock face near the Swedish village of Glösa, in the province of Jämtland don’t look very special at a first glance. But it really is, especially if you are able to look closer at the carvings on the rock. This site was probably a sacred place to a group of hunters and gatherers around…
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Järsbergsstenen
Järsbergsstenen (the Järsberg stone) are a rune stone located just outside of the small Swedish town of Kristinehamn. It’s one of only four known rune stones in the province of Värmland. The province has relatively few rune stones compared to some other Swedish provinces. But this stone is one of the more interesting ones in…
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