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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Gravhøjeneer idag svære at se pga. bevoksning. Der er nu planer for en bedre formidling på stedet.

År: 2009 PHOTO:Thomas Roland

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Warrior rests in pieces

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

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