Klebæk Høje Burial Mounds and Viking Ship Setting
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Location: Vejen, Southern Denmark, Denmark
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Here you can see the reconstruction of Bække's ship setting. Ship settings formed an essential part of the Viking grave cult and symbolize the ship that transported the dead to the realm of the dead. They are always found in combination with burial mounds and rune stones.
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•January 11, 2021
Klebæk Høje consists of two domed burial mounds from the Bronze Age, a 45 m long ship setting and a rune stone from the Viking Age.
July 4, 2023
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