Kong Knaps Dige
Kong Knaps Dige (also called Bækmarksdiget, Koksnapdiget or Knapdiget) is an Iron Age rampart south of Viborg in Jutland in Denmark, named after King Knay .
It is located at the point where the Hærvejen crosses Haller Å. The remainder of the originally probably higher and longer wall is about 200 meters long, up to 6.5 m wide and 1.0 m high and runs from northwest to southeast over a hollow between two hills. A ditch up to 1.25 m deep runs along the south-western side over a longer stretch.
Its age cannot be precisely determined. It is believed that it served as a border between different tribes. His role in the Battle of Grathe Hede ( Danish Slaget på Grathe Hede ) in 1157 has not been confirmed.
King Knap, who is only passed down in the name of the wall, seems to mean King Svend Grathe (Svend Knap), who died in battle in 1157 at the age of about 32 .
Mythical royal names are also linked to prehistoric monuments in other places in Denmark:
- 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 Lavses Grav , Kong Rans Høj (both in 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 ).
The best preserved parts of the wall were placed under protection in 1879 and the remaining stretch in 1893.
literature
- Ingrid Falktoft Anderson: Vejviser til Danmarks oldtid . 1994, ISBN 87-89531-10-8 , p. 125
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Coordinates: 56 ° 15 ′ 6.2 " N , 9 ° 18 ′ 32.6" E