Åbyhällen

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Rock art concentrations in Sweden

Åbyhällen is one of the largest rock carving sites in Bohuslän in Sweden . It was discovered in 1967 by Göran Andersson and consists of a gently sloping rock outcrop with around 120 figures, including around 30 pictures of ships. Rock carvings date from the Bronze Age . Among other things, you can find Bohuslän's oldest ship carving, which dates from around 1700 BC. BC originated. Most of the motifs are typical of Swedish rock carvings ( Swedish Hällbilder or Hällmålningar) (people, animals and ships), but some motifs, such as the animal track, which is believed to belong to a wolf, are unique.

description

A holy wedding takes place on one of the ships . Such scenes occur on different rocks in Bohuslän, but the setting is rarely at sea. Holy weddings existed in most pre-Christian religions. One of the oldest and most famous examples is the Baal cult. The holy wedding conjures up fertility for humans and animals.

A line of men stand under a ship. Some of them wear strange headgear. Presumably these are bronze helmets. Such helmets have been found in several places on the continent, but so far no such finds have been made in the north.

The passage grave of Åby is nearby .

See also

literature

  • Torsten Capelle : Carved in stone. Scandinavian rock art from the Bronze Age. (= Booklets accompanying exhibitions in the Prehistory Department of the Lower Saxony State Museum Hanover. Vol. 1). Lax, Hannover (recte: Hildesheim) 1985, ISBN 3-7848-1009-8 .
  • Johan Ling: Elevated rock art. Towards a maritime understanding of Bronze Age rock art in northern Bohuslän, Sweden. (= GOTARC, Series B: Gothenburg Archaeological Theses. Vol. 49). 2nd Edition. Göteborgs Universitet, Institut för Arkeologi och Antikens Kultur, Göteborg 2008, ISBN 978-91-85245-34-8 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Hieros Gamos ( Greek  ἱερογαμία , hierogamía , to hold the custom sacred wedding ') or Hieros gamos ( ancient Greek ἱερὸς γάμος , Hiero gamos , sacred marriage', even Theogamie) is the marriage of two gods.

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Coordinates: 58 ° 26 '31 "  N , 11 ° 25' 50.7"  E