Kongedyssen from Slagelse

Kong Slags Dysse. Detail of the dolmen.

Transverse chamber as in the Kongedyssen from Slagelse on the right. Left a longitudinal chamber.

The Kongedyssen of Slagelse (also known as Kong Slags Dysse , Slagelsedysse or Landsgrav ) is one between 3500 and 2800 BC. Chr. Built megalithic site of the Beaker culture (TBK). It is located on Bavnehøjvej, west of Slagelse in Sankt Peders Lan on the Danish island of Zealand .

Kong Slags Dysse

The approximately 57 m long south-west-north-east oriented megalithic bed was framed by more than 80 curb stones, most of which are preserved in situ on the south-east side , while most of them are tilted on the north-west side. Despite its length, the Kongedyssen (King's dolmen ) only has the small transverse chamber of an ancient dolmen , consisting of two preserved supporting stones and a capstone. The chamber, located roughly in the middle of the northern part, has never been scientifically examined because it was too disturbed to arouse the particular interest of the archaeologists.

There are several dolmens with the name Kongedyssen or Kongehøj (en) in Denmark. Most of the time, particularly large megalithic beds, like the Kongedysse from Allerød, are so called. The Dæmpegårdsdyssen also bears this nickname. Mythical royal names are associated with these prehistoric monuments:

Kong Asger Høj (on Møn ),

Kong Dyver Sten, Kong Grøns Høj , Kong Svends Høj (all on Lolland ),

Kong Holms Høj , Kong Renes Høj (both on Langeland ),

Kong Lavses Grav (on Lyø )

Kong Knaps Dige (ramparts), Kong Lavses Grav, Kong Rans Høj (all in Jutland ),