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Anundshög
As early as the Stone Age in around 2500BC, people began to settle on the long ridge that was formed when the inland ice receded. Ancient trade routes and waterways converged around the Badelunda ridge, and for centuries this area was a cultural centre for the entire west Mälardalen region.
This was where people gathered at
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”things” right up until the Middle Ages. This is where they made sacrifices to their gods, and, later on in history, prayed to the new Christian god. This is where they buried their dead, either in burial mounds and stone ships or on the side of the ridge down towards the water, all depending on power and position.
These glory days lasted throughout the Iron Age, i.e. from around 500 BC to about 1050 AD, and making this area one of Sweden’s richest and largest areas of ancient remains.
Anundshög is Sweden’s largest burial-mound, 9 m high and 64 m in diameter. The mound is from the 10th century, and although it is said that King Bröt-Anund is buried there, it has never been proven. Alongside Anundshög, there are five stone ships from the first millennium. These could be the graves of great men in Badelunda who have owned ships, or they could represent the ship taking the dead on a journey to the kingdom of the dead.
East of Västerås. Guided tours arranged by Västerås Tourist Office
Phone: +46 (0)21-39 01 00
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