Kung Orres grav
Kung Orres grav ( German King Orres grave ) is a stone box on the Kålland peninsula , which extends a few kilometers to the north in southern Vänern in Västergötland , Sweden . It is named after the Nordic mythological figure "Kung Orre" ( King Orre ), who is said to be buried in it.
At the tip of the peninsula, on the road that connects the offshore Kållandsö with the mainland, a forest path leads to an overgrown hill. There is a sign at the top of the cobbled hill marking the monument.
This type of megalithic complex was first built during the Neolithic Age , but the shape essentially survived into the Early Iron Age ; so it is unclear from what time the unexcavated stone box comes. Northern Kålland was inhabited at least since the Late Bronze Age.
The name "Kung Orres grav" is younger than the monument. Up until the twentieth century in Sweden, something that happened a long time ago was said to be "[It happened] in King Orre's time" ( Swedish på kung Orres tid ). The motto was used in a similar form in Denmark, where it was said "in Arild's time" ( Danish fra arilds tid ). The term comes from Old Norse , where alda is the beginning of time. The Old English equivalent is called orealdi . Perhaps that is why the stone box bears the name of a "king from the beginning of time".
Names that refer to a mythical or historical king can be found in several megalithic complexes ( Kung Björns grav , Kung Rings Grav , Kung Östens Grav ), in burial mounds ("Kung Ises Hög"; RAÄ-Nr. Laholm 17: 1), in Rösen ( Kung Tryggves grav ) and menhirs or rune stones ( Kung Anes Sten and Kung Götriks sten , "Kung Kåres sten", Kung Sigges sten or pairs of menhirs ( Kung Råds grav ) and are even more common in Denmark ( Kong Humbles Grav ) with a diameter of more than 30 meters are often called Kungshögen ( German "Königshügel" ) in Sweden . They are mainly to be found around the Mälaren , some examples can also be found in other landscapes. The large hills 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 , Ledbergs kulle in Östergötland , Skalunda Hög in Västergötland , Ströbo Hög in Västmanland and the three hills in Alt-Uppsala in Uppland. 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 .
Nearby are the Gösslunda kyrka and a rune stone .
See also
Web links
- Kung Orres grav - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
- Description Swedish and picture
Coordinates: 58 ° 37 ′ 5.7 " N , 13 ° 9 ′ 43.3" E