Etikett: Migration Period
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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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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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Hökberget Hill-Fort
Today I spent most of the day preparing my camper van for a new season of traveling and exploring. I am specifically preparing for a trip to the island of Öland that is well known for the many interesting ancient sites, especially the many ring forts dating to the Iron Age. When I was finished…
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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 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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Lofotr Viking Museum
At Lofoten in northern Norway lies the farm of Borg. In 1981 the farmer there was ploughing his fields discovered the remains of a settlement. Archeologists were called in from the University of Tromsø. They soon realized that this was no site of only local interest. Between 1986-89 a Nordic research group was formed that…
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Dye Domarring
On a hill in the woods just outside of Karlstad lies Dye Domarring. We are now in the province of Värmland, Sweden and the wood were the monument is located used to be a training area for the military regiment I2. So the wood is often called I2 skogen among locals. This hill seems to…
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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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