Gudbjerglund
On the hill south of Gudbjerglund ( German Götterberghain ) east of the road to Svendborg in Denmark , west of Gudme, is the small forest of Gudbjerglund. It is unprecedented in southern Funen . Here are four dolmens of the funnel beaker culture (TBK) from the Neolithic Age (3500–2800 BC) in 117, 106, 41 and 19 m long megalithic beds, each 7.5 m wide. The place is the southern counterpart to the famous Glavendrup grove on North Funen.
The dolmens were repeatedly exposed to destruction over the years. As early as 1808, the pastor came to the Prehistoric Commission with a detailed description of the dolmens and stated that it was his intention to investigate them. He got an excavation permit and had many stones blown up. Since the rectory burned down in 1863, stones were taken from the hills to build a new one. They were also used to build the bridge over the Stokkebækken stream.
The landlord and amateur archaeologist N. FB Sehested (1813–1882) pointed out in 1865 that the grounds should be protected. The land they stood on belonged to the rectory. The state finally placed it under monument protection in 1872.
Legend
According to a legend, the Gudbjerglund Church was supposed to be built on the dolmen , but the trolls tore down everything that had been built during the day during the night. A troll then showed the workers where to build, and that's where the church still stands today.
See also
literature
- Peter V. Glob : prehistoric monuments of Denmark. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1968.
- Jürgen E. Walkowitz: The megalithic syndrome. European cult sites of the Stone Age (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Vol. 36). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2003, ISBN 3-930036-70-3 .
Coordinates: 55 ° 9 ′ 2.4 ″ N , 10 ° 40 ′ 26.2 ″ E