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| − | + | The Mammen site was re-excavated in 1986. The mound was approximately 13m in diameter and probably originally about 4m high. The burial chamber was walled in oak planks about 1m high and was approximately 3m long by 1.8m wide. The body was placed in a box about 30cm in height and placed along the north wall of the chamber. [Pedersen 2014b|p.88] | |
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Viking Age Compendium: 15 Viking Age Burials
Viking Age Compendium: 15 Viking Age Burials
| Location: | Mammen (BjerringhØj), Jutland, Denmark |
| Find Date: | 1868 |
| Bodies: | ' |
| Context: | Mound |
| Dated to: | c.970-971 |
| Museum: | National Museum of Denmark (C133-C155) |
| Grave Goods: | Axe, Textiles, bronze cauldron, wax candle, |
Mammen
The Mammen site was re-excavated in 1986. The mound was approximately 13m in diameter and probably originally about 4m high. The burial chamber was walled in oak planks about 1m high and was approximately 3m long by 1.8m wide. The body was placed in a box about 30cm in height and placed along the north wall of the chamber. [Pedersen 2014b]:p.88
See Also
Mammen Category Page - lists all the Viking Age Compendium pages and images related to Mammen.
Catalogue of Grave Goods
- Silver Inlaid Axe
- Axe
- Textile remains (finely woven wool, silk and fur)
- Spangles of Gold Foil
- Iron Strap-end
- Casket mounts
- Gaming Board mounts
- Copper-alloy Cauldron
- Copper-alloy Basin
- Iron-bound Wooden Bucket
- Wooden Staves from a 2nd Bucket
- Wax Candle
- Piece of white wax
- Hazelnuts
- Horn fragments
References
- no.356, no.493
- no.206, p.41, p.88, fig.2.2,
- cat.173, p.274, cat.174, p.274
- [WORSAAE 1869] *
