Troldebjerg

Troldebjerg is a place where the funnel cup culture (TBK) lives on the Danish island of Langeland . Research distinguishes the northern group of the funnel beaker culture into six subgroups named after the sites:

• Curslack (Hamburg), Rosenhof near Dahme (Ostholstein) , Satrup and Fuchsberg in the Schleswig-Flensburg district
• as well as Troldebjerg, Lindø and Klintebakken, all on Langeland.

The Middle Neolithic Troldebjerg is located east of Illebølle and Gammellunger Moor and dates from around 3300 BC. Originally it was a hill between two lakes. Today's moor was one lake, the other lake has been drained in the meantime. To the east of the hill its shallow depression can still be seen. Around the foot of the hill were 25 houses, some of which were dug into the hill. The largest was a longhouse measuring 70 × 5 m, the rest were smaller and horseshoe-shaped. The finds show a rural community with grain cultivation and domestic animal husbandry as a source of food. The settlement was examined by Jens Winther (1863–1955); he published the results in two books that are out of print today.

literature

• Jens Bech: Monuments on Langeland (= Tryk from Langelands Museum. Vol. 4, ZDB -ID 2370563-2 ). 2nd edition. Langelands Centraltrykkeri, Rudkøbing 1981.
• Jens Winther: Troldebjerg. En bymæssig bebyggelse fra Danmarks yngre stenalder. 2 volumes, 1935–38.

Web link

• Langelandsmuseum (Danish, with photos)

Coordinates: 54 ° 52 ′ 31.8 ″  N , 10 ° 46 ′ 23 ″  E