museum-of-artifacts:Viking burial mounds in DenmarkLindholm Høje MuseetLindholm Høje - Germanic and
museum-of-artifacts:Viking burial mounds in DenmarkLindholm Høje MuseetLindholm Høje - Germanic and VikingDenmarkca. 400 - 1050 CELindholm Høje is comprised of approximately 700 graves from both the Germanic Iron age and the Viking age. Many of these graves are marked by an outcropping of vertical stones. The shapes of these outlined graves distinguish the men from the women. Women were buried with an oval outline while men’s graves are marked with a triangular shape of stones. After being used by the Vikings, the site was covered with drifting sand, and in turn was preserved very well. The site also boasts a nice view on a hilltop; it was customary in burials of this time to provide ancestors with something beautiful to enjoy from their eternal graves. Starting at the top of the hill with the oldest burials from the Iron Age, these graves are arranged chronologically with the youngest graves from the Vikings closer to the bottom. Sources: Viking Denmark, Wikipedia and Visit Aalborg -- source link
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