Kungshögarna (Hovgården)

Kungshög 2

King list (after Birger Nerman 1888–1971)

The seven Kungshögarna of Hovgården are archaeological sites on the island of Adelsö in Mälaren in Uppland in Sweden . Together with the remains of the Viking trading town Birka on the island of Björkö to the south, Hovgården was listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1993 .

The Viking royal seat that ruled Birka was in Hovgården. Here are seven Kungshögarna ( German  "King Hill" ) called grave hill that one with Sveakönigen (also called Birkakungar) connects, who ruled from 865 to 970 n. Chr..

Kungshögarna

• Kungshög 1 (RAÄ number Adelsö 48: 1) is about one meter high and about 14.0 m in diameter
• Kungshög 2 (RAÄ number Adelsö 48: 2) is about 2.5 meters high and about 21.0 m in diameter
• Kungshög 3 (RAÄ number Adelsö 48: 3) is about 0.75 meters high and about 10.0 m in diameter
• Kungshög 4 (RAÄ number Adelsö 48: 4) is 5.0 to 6.0 meters high and about 45.0 m in diameter
• Kungshög 5 (RAÄ number Adelsö 48: 5) is about 3.5 meters high and about 20.0 m in diameter
• Kungshög 6 (RAÄ number Adelsö 48: 6) is about 3.5 meters high and about 25.0 m in diameter
• Kungshög 7 (RAÄ number Adelsö 48: 7 - also called Tingshögen) is about 1.3 meters high and about 25.0 m in diameter

Castles ( Swedish fornborgar ), the rune stone Hovgårdsstenen (also Håkanstenen ) and the remains of a hall that were probably already in use by the brothers Björn på Håga and Anund Uppsale, kings of Uppland, in the early 9th century were also found near Hovgården . Björn and Anund are known as the kings who were visited by Ansgar around 830 AD. It is mentioned in the hagiography about the life of Saint Ansgar ( Vita sancti Ansgari ), written by Archbishop Rimbert of Hamburg-Bremen. It also tells of battles between the Vikings and the Kurds in 855. Hovgården also has a stone church, Adelsö Church, which was built around 1100 and later rebuilt.

• Kings and hills
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  Kungshög 2

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  Kungshög 4

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  Kungshög 5

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  Kungshög 6

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  Kungshög 7

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Kungshögarna from Hovgården

literature

• Mårten Stenberger : Nordic prehistory. Volume 4: Prehistory of Sweden. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1977, ISBN 3-529-01805-8 .

Web links

Commons : Kungshögarna  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Kungshög 1 - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
• Kungshög 2 - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
• Kungshög 3 - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
• Kungshög 4 - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
• Kungshög 5 - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
• Kungshög 6 - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
• Kungshög 7 - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)

Coordinates: 59 ° 21 '38.7 "  N , 17 ° 31' 51.1"  E