Odens flisor

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Odens flisor - Odin's plates on Öland

Odens flisor ( German  " Odin's plates" ) is the name of several monuments in Sweden .

You are in Hudene (about 2.5 m high), in Jällby (about 2.0 m high), in Genneved (all in Västra Götalands län ) and in Gärdslösa- Högsrum on Öland . The latter are dated to the Iron Age.

Öland

Odens Flisor on Öland consist of two approximately 2.5 to 3.0 m high looming limestone slabs . The plates are part of a burial ground with around 40 graves. An archaeological dig was carried out in the early 1900s and six graves were examined. The skeletons of three people, one adult and two younger people, as well as everyday objects were found.

According to legend, it was originally a single stone that broke when Odin thrust his sword through the stone to tie his horse Sleipnir .

Odens flisor by Jällby

Genneved

Odins Flisor in Genneved are on road 190 between Sollebrunn and Nossebro, a few kilometers east of the church of Stora Mellby in Västra Götaland in Sweden . The three stones in decreasing size form a row and have a larger gap. There has been a junction at this point for more than 1000 years. The name Genneved was changed in connection with the construction of the railway in Gendalen, but has been traceable as Geennewegh since 1481. Old Swedish Genne (Gen) and Veeqher (street), later replaced by Genvägen. A marketplace was set up at the junction. There was even a gallows hill and north of the stones was the village church from the early Middle Ages , which fell into disrepair in the 16th century after the parish came to Mellby.

Jallby

It is unclear why people set up Odin's plates ( Höga flisa ). The historian Folke Svensson believes that the three standing stones from Jällby symbolize the highest Nordic gods: Odin, Thor and Freyr . If this were the case, it is conceivable that Odens Flisor was built as a sacrificial site or was a place of ritual ceremonies. There are also theories that the stones symbolize fallen kings.

Hudene

On a pasture in Hudene, southeast of Herrljunga, three large menhirs have stood close together for over 2000 years. The place near the demolished church, of which only the foundations are visible, is said to have been used as a burial place.

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