Svend Gønges Hule
The small passage grave Svend gong Hule ( German "Sven gong cave" ) is in Bønsvig Skov (forest) on the east side of the Jungshoved in the vordingborg municipality on the Danish island of Zealand .
It was when it was created, as a megalithic system of the funnel beaker culture (TBK), between 3500 and 2800 BC. BC farther from the coast than today, where it is only about 50 m from the beach of the Baltic Sea due to the subsidence . The passage grave is a form of Neolithic megalithic systems, 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.
description
The approximately three by two meters large, northeast-southwest oriented passage grave and its southeast oriented passage were originally covered by a round mound. The chamber is unusually small compared to the passage graves of Damsholte (9 m), Jordehøj (10 m), both on Møn , Kong Asger Høj (10 m) on Lolland and Listrup (14 m) on Falster . It consists of eight bearing stones and one of the original (two or three) cap stones that made up the ceiling. The stone was obviously chosen with care, as it has very nice red stripes in the granite . Five bearing stones from the corridor have been preserved, while all (probably three) cap stones are missing. On the edge there are six stones from the original hill border. It is said that the missing stones were used in 1830 to build the forest road that leads past the passage grave.
Finds
The passage grave excavated by Hans Kjaer (1873–1932) in 1924 was restored in 1945. During the excavation, the typical tools and implements of the funnel beaker culture such as axes and chisels made of flint , shards of vessels and a rock ax were found. A battle ax and flint daggers testify that the passage grave - as was often the case - was reused .
Surname
The name Svend Gønges Hule has nothing to do with its ancient history. The names of the plants correspond to a local geographical place name, a historical event or a legend or are provided with a mythical king's name. The name Svend Gønges Hule is a mixture of facts, legends and traditions. Svend Poulsen Gønge (1610–1679) or "Gøngehøvdingen" was one of the leading forces in the Danish-Swedish wars of 1657–1660. His story was written down in 1853 in the novel "Gøngehøvdingen" by the Danish author Carl Brosbøll (1816–1900). Studies have shown that Gønge was a soldier in King Christian IV's army from 1625 to 1629 . In the Swedish wars of 1657–79 he was active under Friedrich III in South Zealand. According to tradition, Gønge hid in the complex from the Swedes.
See also
literature
- Torben Dehn, Svend I. Hansen, Flemming Kaul: Klekkendehøj og Jordehøj. Restaureringer og undersøgelser 1985-90 (= Stenaldergrave i Danmark. Vol. 2). Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen 2000, ISBN 87-7279-146-2 .
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Coordinates: 55 ° 6 ′ 56.3 " N , 12 ° 10 ′ 36.1" E