Hagbards Høj

Hagbard Høj ( German  "Hagbards Hill" ) is a burial mound from the Bronze Age . It is located near Sigerstedvej, five kilometers southwest of Ringsted on the Danish island of Zealand .

The curbs of the hillside were removed in the 18th century. Hagbards Høj has not been excavated. The depression in the center of the mound comes from military exercises.

The name of the hill is related to the legend of Hagbard and Signe. According to Saxo Grammaticus (around 1140-1220) Hagbard was hanged here. The smaller Signehøj used to be nearby. Other archaeological sites associated with the legend of Hagbard and Signe can be found in Norway ( Agnes' ship-setting ) and Sweden ( Hagbard's gallows ).

literature

• Ingrid Falktoft Anderson: Vejviser til Danmarks oldtid . 1994, ISBN 87-89531-10-8 , pp. 254 .
• Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politics bog om Danmarks oldtid . Copenhagen 2002 ISBN 87-567-6458-8 . P. 200.

Web links

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Coordinates: 55 ° 24 ′ 29.7 "  N , 11 ° 42 ′ 34.3"  E