Bröt-Anund's grave

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Bröt-Anund's grave

Bröt-Anunds Grab ( Swedish : Bröt-Anunds grav ) is a rectangular long dolmen . It lies west of Araslöv, east of Vinslöv in Swedish Scania . Neolithic monuments are an expression of the culture and ideology of Neolithic societies. Their origin and function are considered to be the hallmarks of social development.

description

Bröt-Anund's grave measures around 21 × 8.0 m. The megalithic bed is almost completely surrounded by a rectangular edging made of erect stones, 20 of which are left. Only remains of the two chambers have survived. The Bell Beaker Culture was created around 2000 BC. In 1928 the complex was restored and human bones were found.

Bröt-Anunds grave is next to the road to Åraslöv about 100 m southeast of the Langdolmen near Vinslöv. The Stainabjär burial ground is nearby .

Bröt-Anund, after whom the grave was named, was a Swedish legend king of the 7th century from the Ynglinger family . According to Snorri Sturluson , he is said to have ruled Tiundaland and is buried here or in Anundshög near Västerås .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ J. Müller In: Varia neolithica VI 2009 p. 15
  2. ↑ Lili Kaelas Megaliths of the Funnel Beaker Culture In: Antiquity and Man: Essays in Honor of Glyn Daniel 1981 p. 142
  3. ↑ Ulf Brånell: Stenarv: stenåldersvetenskap för vår tid. 2006 p. 124 ISBN 978-1-4116-9944-1

literature

  • Lili Kaelas: Dolmen and passage graves in Sweden. Reports and Communications on prehistory, early history, etc. Medieval archeology. Writings of the Provincial Institute for People's and Regional Research at the University of Kiel, Offa, 15, pp. 5–24, 1956

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Coordinates: 56 ° 6 ′ 5.3 "  N , 13 ° 57 ′ 31.2"  E