Jens Langkniv's Hule

Jens Langknivs Hule ( German Jens Langmessers Höhle - also called Langdysse in the Ulvedal Plantation) is a megalithic complex, south of the Aarestrupvej in the Ulvedal Plantation. It is located between Karup and Kjellerup , southwest of Viborg in Jutland , Denmark . It dates back to the Neolithic and was made between 3500 and 2800 BC. Built by the people of the Funnel Beaker Culture (TBK). 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.

A dolmen in Jens Langkniv's Hule

description

The Danish National Museum first recorded the 32.0 m long megalithic bed in the 1870s. In 1930 a comprehensive restoration was undertaken, during which the 7.5 m wide, northwest-southeast oriented complex was given its present form. It includes two dolmens , of which 14 stones have been preserved. The two dolmens lie diagonally in the giant bed and threshold stones separate the corridor from the surroundings and the chamber from the corridor. Only one of the capstones is left, the rest was probably used in road or bridge construction. The edging stones of the mound have different heights. It is also unusual that the entrances to the chambers face north.

During the excavation, a flint dagger , a few tees, shards and a bronze bracelet were found.

Legend by Jens Langkniv

The name goes back to Jens Langkniv ("long knife"), a legendary Jutian Robin Hood who had to hide in the area around Viborg during the Thirty Years War because he had been taken care of . He is said to have been armed with a throwing knife that could be withdrawn by means of a cord after the throw. According to the legend, Jens found temporary shelter in the dolmen. For the same reason, a cave in the Daugbjerg limestone quarry, 20 km away, is also called Jens Langknivs Hule .

literature

Ingrid Falktoft Andersen: Vejviser til Danmarks oldtid. Wormianum, Højbjerg 1994, ISBN 87-89531-10-8 , p. 125.

Individual evidence

^ Johannes Müller : Neolithic Monuments and Neolithic Societies. In: Hans-Jürgen Beier , Erich Claßen, Thomas Doppler, Britta Ramminger (eds.): Varia neolithica VI. Neolithic Monuments and Neolithic Societies. Contributions from the meeting of the Neolithic Working Group during the annual meeting of the North-West German Association for Ancient Research in Schleswig, 9. – 10. October 2007 (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Vol. 56). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2009, ISBN 978-3-941171-28-2 , pp. 7-16, here p. 15.

Web links

Description (Danish) with pictures karup-by.dk
Excavations by the archaeologist Hans Kjær (Danish) Kulturstyrelsen
image

56.297658 9.26Coordinates: 56 ° 17 ′ 51.6 ″ N , 9 ° 15 ′ 36 ″ E

[1] Johannes Müller : Neolithic Monuments and Neolithic Societies. In: Hans-Jürgen Beier , Erich Claßen, Thomas Doppler, Britta Ramminger (eds.): Varia neolithica VI. Neolithic Monuments and Neolithic Societies. Contributions from the meeting of the Neolithic Working Group during the annual meeting of the North-West German Association for Ancient Research in Schleswig, 9. – 10. October 2007 (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Vol. 56). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2009, ISBN 978-3-941171-28-2 , pp. 7-16, here p. 15.