Himlingøje

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Was this where Denmark's cradle stood?

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The burial site at Himlingøje from about 200 AD is one of the richest prehistoric burial grounds in Denmark. It contains at least 14 graves, the oldest of which have been covered by a large burial mound of grass turf. Burying the dead in mounds or barrows was very…

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Ved vintertid tegner de overgroede høje si en smule tydligere.

År: 209 PHOTO:Thomas Roland

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One of the burial mounds had a particularly grisly story to tell: Under a now lost mound the…

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