Trullhalsar burial ground
The cemetery Trullhalsar ( Swedish Trullhalsars gravfalt ) is located near Anga near the east coast of the Swedish island of Gotland . It is named after stones that rise from stone rings like “ trolls with stretched necks” ( Swedish: Trullhalsar ). The oldest description comes from the draftsman CGG Hilfeling (1740-1823), who visited the area in 1801 and documented it in an overview plan.
The approximately 350 graves in the field consist of cairn graves , stone setting and judges' rings . The predominant, typically Venetian form, is represented by the 20–30 cm high, circular stone settings with a careful border of laid limestone tiles. Many were decorated with the so-called grave ball , a round stone.
- Trullhalsar burial ground
Today Trullhalsar is located in a dense forest area at approx. 5 m above sea level and approx. 500 m from the beach. During the use of the field, in the Vendel period between 550 and 800 AD, the sea level was about four meters higher and the area was accordingly close to the beach. Today's wetlands near Sandviken are the remains of a sea bay that could be used as a harbor. This means that the cemetery is used as the burial place of the associated port. It parallels the burial grounds of the harbors on the opposite side of the island, such as Paviken near Västergarn and Nymans near Fröjel . Such graves have also been found in the deserted Fjäle in Ala .
In the years 1915–16 part of the burial ground was examined by Birger Nerman (1888–1971). In 1933 a number of graves were returned to their original state.
literature
- Marita Jonsson, Sven-Olof Lindquist: Gotland cultural guide . Almqvist and Wiksell, Uppsala 1993, ISBN 91-88036-09-X .
Web links
- Trullhalsar cemetery - entry in the "Fornsök" database of the Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
- The Trullhalsar cemetery on Grosssteingraeber.de
- Trullhalsar on Guteinfo swedish and pictures
Coordinates: 57 ° 30 ′ 26.1 " N , 18 ° 44 ′ 29.7" E