Agnes' launch of the ship
The ship setting of Agnes (also called Hagbards grav ) is in Stavern south of Larvik in Vestfold og Telemark in Norway . Ship settlements ( Norwegian: Skipssetning ) occur in Denmark and Scandinavia (a site in Germany) and come from the Bronze and Early Iron Ages .
14 stones form the west-east-oriented, approximately 22.0 m long ship setting. The two stern stones are particularly high, the eastern one is around 1.9 m. The megalithic complex was archaeologically examined and restored in 1870. Charcoal was found on the western end and in the middle.
Folklore connects the setting of stones at Agnes with the medieval legend of Hagbard and Signy (also Habor and Sign (h) ild). This interested the Icelandic scholar and saga collector Árni Magnússon (1663-1730) so much that he came here around 1700 to write the story (see Arnamagna Collection ). Agnes farmers told him that Hagbard was buried here after he was hanged.
Several places in western Sweden are associated with the legend , especially in Halland (e.g. Asige ) and Blekinge , but also in Uppland ( Sigtuna ) and Denmark ( Hagbards Høj ).
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Coordinates: 59 ° 0 '48.9 " N , 10 ° 1' 59.5" E