Øster Brøndehøj
The Øster Brøndehøj is a grave mound and is located about 350 meters north of the hilltop cemetery at Busene Have southeast of the island Moen in Denmark .
description
The approximately 3.0 m high protected burial mound is about 18.0 m in diameter and has not been examined. With the exception of a fault on the northeast side, the hill is well preserved. Due to its size and placement, it is dated to the Bronze Age (1,800–500 BC). There are several large stones around the burial mound, especially on the south side. They form the rest of the enclosure that almost always surrounded the burial mounds. It is believed that the mound - like the 12 small burial mounds in Busene Have - contains an untouched burial.
There used to be a second hill south of the preserved one. This completely eroded mound, in which a bronze spoon was found, was excavated in 1903. It contained a passage grave . The area is rich in relics from the Bronze Age. South of the Fyrvej (road) between the hill and the beach, two other former burial mounds are known. In the north, the classical grave goods from the Bronze Age were discovered. Tweezers, a razor with gold decoration on the handle and a larger knife (like in Borum Eshøj ).
The main source of the Bronze Age is the 1903 found large hoard of Budsene the end of the Bronze Age (about 500 v. Chr.). The find is part of the exhibition in the National Museum and is interpreted as an offering to a fertility goddess.
Legend
The hill was linked to a legend by Mads Lidegaard (1925–2006): From the hill to a ditch in the Busene Have there should be a "troldesti", a trace that never disappears. At night the trolls collect water in small buckets in Busene Have and bring it to the hill.
The Langdysse bus brand is nearby .
See also
literature
- Elisabeth Munksgaard : Denmark: An archaeological Guide Faber London 1970 p. 50 ISBN 0-571-09196-2
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Coordinates: 54 ° 56 ′ 55.5 ″ N , 12 ° 31 ′ 57.7 ″ E