Broåsen burial ground
The Broåsen burial ground in Grimeton is about eight kilometers east of Varberg in the Swedish province of Halland County in the historic Halland province . A ravine connected the site with the burial ground on Högaberg, two kilometers to the east .
The grave field has around 60 visible monuments of various types, including: 20 round stone settings, nine domar rings , eight ship-shaped or oval stone settings, five round burial mounds, three long mounds, three Treudds , three rectangular or oval stone circles and a ship setting .
The largest judges' ring is called Götrik's Ring. It is about 20.0 m in diameter and consists of 13 stones. The typical cigar-shaped long hills of the west coast are also represented. The largest is about 40.0 meters long.
Some exclusive finds were made on the burial ground: a bracelet made of gold-plated sterling silver, a bracelet made of silver with gold inserts and a glass beaker. This suggests that Grimeton was a central location on a headland and ruled the surrounding valley during the Middle Iron Age .
In the vicinity of the burial ground there is an approximately 5.0 m high building stone , the Slummesten , also called Slommestenen or Kung Götriks sten.
literature
- Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politics bog om Danmarks oldtid . Copenhagen 2002 ISBN 87-567-6458-8 , p. 240
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gøtrik also Gudfred (Latin Godofridus, Danish Godfred) was a Danish king who resided in Haithabu from 804 to 810 . His rule fell at a time when there was no Danish unified kingdom.
Web links
- Broåsen burial ground - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
Coordinates: 57 ° 7 ′ 20.8 ″ N , 12 ° 23 ′ 40.2 ″ E