Kong Humbles Grav
The Dolmen Kong Humbles Grav ( German "King Humbles Grave" ) is located northeast of Humble on the Danish island of Langeland . It originated in the Neolithic between 3500 and 2800 BC. BC as a megalithic system 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.
Kong Humbles Grav is a long dolmen ( Danish langdysse ). Because of its size and its good state of preservation, it is Langeland's most famous prehistoric monument. The north-south facing hill measures approximately 55.0 × 9.0 m and is surrounded by 77 large curbs, most of which are in situ . Approximately in the middle of the hill lies the sizeable chamber, which is covered by a large, vaulted capstone, lying across.
The relatively large complex contains only one chamber from which three bearing stones and the capstone have been preserved. The access is in the east.
According to legend, King Humble, a legendary 4th century king, is buried here.
At the beginning of the 18th century the Vogt "Niels Hansen" had the grave opened and found "the skeleton of a giant". As it later turned out, however, it came from a cow. Human teeth and bone fragments were still found in the grave around 1850. It is not known whether prehistoric objects were also found.
The fate of Kong Humbles Grav hung by a thread. Stonemasons had already blasted holes in the curbs of the hill. The demolition was prevented by Jens Winther (1863–1955), the founder of the Langeland Museum.
Mythical royal names are also linked to prehistoric monuments in other places in Denmark and Schleswig:
- Kong Asger Høj (on Møn ),
- Kong Dyver Sten, Kong Grøns Høj , Kong Svends Høj (all on Lolland ),
- Kong Lavses Grav (on Lyø )
- Kong Holms Høj , Kong Renes Høj (both on Langeland ),
- Kong Arrilds Høj burial mound in Harrislee , Kong Knaps Dige (a rampart), Kong Lavses Grav , Kong Rans Høj (on Jutland ),
- Kong Haralds Dysse , Kong Skjolds Høj (King's Shield), Kong Øres Grav , Kong Slags Dysse , Kong Svends Høj (a tumulus ) and Kong Suders Høj (all on Zealand ).
See also
literature
- Jens Bech: Monuments on Langeland (= Tryk from Langelands Museum. Vol. 4, ZDB -ID 2370563-2 ). 2nd edition. Langelands Centraltrykkeri, Rudkøbing 1981.
- Ingrid Falktoft Anderson: Vejviser til Danmarks oldtid . 1994, ISBN 87-89531-10-8 , pp. 156, 230
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.
- ↑ The bezels can surround the systems closely or e.g. B. occur as a small dolmen in a 168 m long and 4 to 5 m wide border (like Lindeskov, on Fyn). It is the second longest megalithic bed in Denmark (after the Kardybdysse between Tastum and Kobberup - with 185 m). The longest German giant bed is in the Sachsenwald and measures 154 m, the Visbeker groom is the longest giant bed in Lower Saxony, it measures 104 m. In Poland, the longest border of a chamberless giant bed is 130 m long. A 125 m long border for a giant bed without a chamber is the longest border in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Coordinates: 54 ° 50 ′ 14.7 " N , 10 ° 42 ′ 33.7" E