Name: King Øre's Grave Dolmen
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1. Bark Shed in Kongsøre Forest – Tingstedet Long Barrow loop from Kyndby Huse

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2. Tingstedet Long Barrow – Sandskredet Beach loop from Kyndby Huse

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3. Tingstedet Long Barrow – Bark Shed in Kongsøre Forest loop from Kyndby Huse

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April 9, 2023

The story goes that the legendary King Øre is buried here after he was killed at Kalundborg. According to the legend, he was buried with a gold chain so long that it reached from King Øre's grave to a mound in Stokkebjerg Forest, which is four km from the grave. You have never seen the shadow of the gold chain and the burial mound is from before the time when there were kings in Denmark.

The grave is a long dowel that is dated to approx. 3,500 BCE i.e. to the Stone Age. At that time there was no such thing as Kalundborg, and thus hardly any King Øre. The legend has also been associated with the forest's name Kongsøre. Others believe that it is the "King's Islands" - tree-covered hilltops. The name researchers believe that -øre means "gravel beach". The forest was owned by the crown for centuries, and was therefore supposed to be the king's "gravel beach".

The mound was restored and got a new capstone in 1937. In one of the southern curbstones you can see bowl marks. Bowl signs are a primitive form of petroglyphs. The bowl signs can be a fertility symbol. On one of the northern stones, a circular mark is carved. However, it is of recent date – made by the Geodetic Institute for use in their surveys.

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Location: Odsherred, Zealand, Denmark

King Øre's Grave Dolmen

1. Bark Shed in Kongsøre Forest – Tingstedet Long Barrow loop from Kyndby Huse

2. Tingstedet Long Barrow – Sandskredet Beach loop from Kyndby Huse

3. Tingstedet Long Barrow – Bark Shed in Kongsøre Forest loop from Kyndby Huse

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