Kung Björns grav

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Kung Björns Grav

Kung Björns grav (also Kung Björns Hög or Gläshall Gånggrift ( German called  König Björns Grab ; RAÄ -Nr. Falköping 18: 1) is located in a suburb of Falköping on the west side of the railway line between Danska Vägen and Erik Dahlbergsgatan in Västergötland in Sweden .

The passage grave is a form of Neolithic megalithic systems , around 3500–2800 BC. Chr., Which consists of a chamber and a structurally separated, lateral passage. This form is primarily found in Denmark, Germany and Scandinavia, as well as occasionally in France and the Netherlands.

The passage grave used to be called Gläshall , but was renamed in the 18th century. The stones of the megalithic complex of the funnel beaker culture (TBK) are made of limestone , which is unusual. The stones of the corridor are no longer there. The passage grave has a mound about 20 m in diameter and 0.6 m remaining height. The trapezoid chamber is 10.5 meters long and varies in width between 2.9 and 2.1 meters. The main capstone measures 4.9 × 4.4 meters and is not exceeded in the northern circle of the TBK.

The facility was excavated in 1952. They found bones, flint chippings , an amber bead , a slate knife and a double button made of bronze . It was concluded from this that the facility was used for subsequent burials in the Bronze Age .

Names that refer to a king can be found in several megalithic complexes ( Kung Rings Grav , Kung Östens Grav , in Rösen Kung Tryggves grav ), rune stones Kung Kåres sten and building stones ( Kung Götriks sten , Kung Anes Sten, Kung Sigges sten or Kung stone pairs Råds grav), and even more common in Denmark. Large mounds with a diameter of more than 30 meters are often called Kungshögen ( German  "Königshügel" ) in Sweden . They are mainly found around the Mälaren , some examples can also be found in other landscapes. The large mounds often date from the younger Iron Age . Some of the largest are: Anundshög in Västmanland , Grönehög in Bohuslän , Högom in Medelpad , Inglinge Hög in Småland , Kung Ranes Hög in Västergötland , Ledbergs kulle in Östergötland , Randens Hög in Halland , Skalunda Hög in three Västergötland and the Västmanland Hög in Västmanland Hög Hills in Old Uppsala in Uppland. The Hagahögen in Hågadalen west of Uppsala , also known as "Kung Björns Hög" , is an approximately 7.0 meter high burial mound with a diameter of 45.0 meters and is considered to be Scandinavia's gold-richest Bronze Age grave .

See also

literature

  • Lili Kaelas: Dolmen and passage graves in Sweden. Reports and Communications on prehistory, early history, etc. Medieval archeology. Writings of the Provincial Institute for Folk and State Research at the University of Kiel, Offa. 15, pp. 5-24, 1956
  • Jürgen E. Walkowitz: The megalithic syndrome. European cult sites of the Stone Age (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Vol. 36). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2003, ISBN 3-930036-70-3 .

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Commons : Gläshalls gånggrift  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 58 ° 10 ′ 14.83 "  N , 13 ° 32 ′ 22.42"  E