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Anundshög (Round Barrow(s)) — Images (click to view fullsize) |
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Posted by bogman16th August 2010ce |
Ströböhög (Round Barrow(s)) — Images |
   
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Posted by L-M K 4th September 2009ce |
Ströböhög (Round Barrow(s)) — Folklore |
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Folklore says that Ströböhög was created by a giant, who was coming from the Dalarna , carrying a sack with gravel. When the giant arrived to this place, he stopped and looked over the lake Mälaren. When he stood there, there was leaking so much gravel from his sack, so the barrow was created. According to another folklore, which was written on paper in 1667, there is a cottage made of oakwood inside the barrow, where a light burns sometimes. The key to the cottage is kept in the Nyckelberget (Key mountain). Also there a light burns sometimes. A dragon is watching over Ströböhög, and it's sometimes flies over to the Nyckelberget. |
Posted by L-M K 4th September 2009ce |
Ströböhög (Round Barrow(s)) — Fieldnotes |
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In the 1930's the grave field south of Ströböhög was examined, The barrow is about 35 metres in diametre, and was originally higher. Today the height is about 10 metres. The scientist Rickard Dybeck acted together with an earlier owner of the Strö farm for saving the barrow from total obliteration, when there was a gravel mining pit on the barrow's east and south side. How to get there: Drive on highway E18 to the city of Köping. The site is immediately north of the crossing with road 250. The site can be seen in GE Info board on site in Swedish. |
Posted by L-M K 4th September 2009ce |
Anundshög (Round Barrow(s)) — Links |
AnundshögThis is the official home page for Anundshög and the remains in the vincinity. |
Posted by L-M K 2nd September 2009ce |
Anundshög (Skibssætning) — Fieldnotes |
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At Anundshög there are 5 skibssaetnings. No other site in Sweden has such a number of big skibssaetnings in a small area. According to written sources, the stones were lying down in the 17th century. Probably the stones were understanded as pagan objects, and were destroyed when christianity grew. The stones remained lying until 1932, when the restoration of 4 of the skibssaetnings began. The ground around the area were examined. Close to the nearest stone to Anundshög some burned bones and a pottery shard was found, maybe a grave. In the middle of the ships there is a round stone, perhaps symbolizing the mast of the ship. The skibssaetning closest to Anundshög measures 53 metres lon and 16 wide. The other one is 51 metres long and 25 wide. The 3 smaller ones are 35, 28 and 23 metres long respectively. The fifth skibssaetning is still waiting to be restored. Sorry for the pictures, some moron thought this was a good place to erect a stage..... I'll try to supply better pictures the next time i visit the area. Info board on site in Swedish, English, German and French. |
Posted by L-M K 2nd September 2009ce |
Anundshög (Skibssætning) — Images |
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Posted by L-M K 2nd September 2009ce |
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