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The King's Grave Kungagraven Kuninga kalm Kivik Österlen Sverige Rootsi Sweden Svezia
The King's Grave Kungagraven Kuninga kalm La tomba del reKiivik
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The King's Grave near Kivik (Kungagraven i Kivik, Kiviksgraven) in the southeastern portion of the Swedish province of Skåne is what remains of an unusually grand Nordic Bronze Age double burial c. 1400 BC.
The site is located about 320 metres (1,000 ft) from the shore of the eastern coast of Scania in southernmost Sweden. In spite of the facts that the site has been used as a quarry, with its stones carried off for other uses, and that it was restored carelessly once it was known to be an ancient burial, these two burials are unique.
In both construction and in size—it is a circular site measuring 75 metres (250 ft) in diameter—this tomb differs from most European burials from the Bronze Age. Most importantly, the cists are adorned with petroglyphs. The images carved into the stones depict people, animals (including birds and fish), ships, lurs being played, symbols, and a chariot drawn by two horses and having four-spoked wheels.
The site was used as a quarry for construction materials until 1748, when two farmers discovered a 3.25 metres (11 ft) tomb, with a north-south orientation, constructed with ten slabs of stone. They dug it out, hoping to find a treasure in the grave.
Soon rumour had it that the two men had found a great treasure in the tomb and the authorities had the men arrested. However, the two men denied having found anything, and as no evidence could be provided against them, they were released.
Several years passed before it was discovered that the slabs of stone in the tomb were adorned with petroglyphs, and a long series of speculations had begun. Still, the quarrying continued and some of the stones disappeared.
The site was excavated by archaeologist Gustaf Hallström (1880–1962) starting in 1931. Between 1931–1933, a thorough excavation was undertaken and the remains of a Stone Age settlement was found under the massive cairn, including a great deal of flintstone shards. Only teeth, fragments of bronze, and some pieces of bone were found, dating from the Bronze Age
The mound contained two cists, however. On the left side of the cist's southern end, there were raised slabs of stone from a 1.2 metres (3.9 ft) long and 0.65 metres (2.1 ft) wide cist. It was named the King's Grave due to its size, long before it was known to contain two burials. Since the site has been subject to numerous lootings, there are no reliable finds, but it is believed that the two graves were built at the same time.
After the excavation, the tomb was restored, but no one knows whether it looks similar to its original state. A comparison with other contemporaneous graves suggests that the site might have been three times higher than the 3.5 metres (11 ft) as restored. The restoration was based on etchings from the 18th century and conjecture. A new chamber was constructed out of concrete and a tunnel extended into the cists.
Today, it is possible for visitors to the site to enter the tomb and to see the engraved stones.
Suvi/ Summer 2017
Music:
Byron Metcalf- Heart Warriors
Camera: Fuji XT2, GoPro 4 Black
Filmed & directed by Allan Tark
Company: Rein Mets
Summer 2017
Stockholm. Sweden
This video is not for commercial purposes, only educational / See video ei taotle ärilisi eesmärke, ainult üldhariduslikul eesmärgil.
Enjoy watching!/ Head vaatamist!
Kiviksgraven The Kings Grave
Take a quick peek in the chamber
Nordic Bronze Age Lures 1700-500 BC and the Kings grave
Description:The bronze lur is made entirely of bronze. There are two forms of lurs. The latest and most developed is the S-shaped.
This lur can be described as a thin-walled, conical tube, about 1 meter 50 cm to 2 meter 25 cm.
The other older form of lurs, less developed, was shorter, slightly bent and lacking the endplate.
The Wismar horn from Germany - an older lur type.
The earliest references to an instrument called the lur come from Icelandic sagas, where they are described as war instruments,
used to marshal troops and frighten the enemy. These lurs, several examples of which have been discovered in longboats, are straight,
end-blown wooden tubes, around one meter long. They do not have finger holes, and are played much like a modern brass instrument.
The word lur is still very much alive in the Swedish language, indicating any funnel-shaped implement used for producing or receiving sound.
For instance, the Swedish word for headphones is hörlurar (hearing-lurs), and a mobile telephone might be referred to as a lur in contemporary
Swedish (derived from telefonlur, telephone handset). The Danish butter brand Lurpak is named after the lur, and the package design contains
pictures of lurs.
The Lure from the Bronze Age are one of the oldest musical instruments in the world - that still can be played.
The King's Grave near Kivik info:
The King's Grave near Kivik (Kungagraven i Kivik, Kiviksgraven) in the southeastern portion of the Swedish province of Skåne is what remains of an unusually
grand Nordic Bronze Age double burial 1700 -1100 BC.
The site is located about 320 metres (1,050 ft) from the shore of the eastern coast of Scania in southernmost Sweden. In spite of the facts that the site has
been used as a quarry, with its stones carried off for other uses, and that it was restored carelessly once it was known to be an ancient burial, these two
burials are unique.
In both construction and in size—it is a circular site measuring 75 metres (246 ft) in diameter—this tomb differs from most European burials from the Bronze Age.
Most importantly, the cists are adorned with petroglyphs. The images carved into the stones depict people, animals (including birds and fish), ships,
lurs being played, symbols, and a chariot drawn by two horses and having four-spoked wheels.
Music:
From Fornnordiska Klanger. Played on Bronze Lurs dating back to the first millenium BCE! As close to Indo-European Music as you can get basically ;)
From Fornnordiska Klanger. Played on instruments found in the King's tomb at Kivik, Sweden, 1700-1100 BC!
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Procession with ancient instruments played at the Kivik Tomb, Sweden
In this video Åke Egevad, Stefan Wikstrëm, Tommy Johansson, Per Mattsson, Fredrik Persson play the reconstructions of some ancient instruments: Ox Horn, Drum, Shoulder Blade from Helk, and Gong.Location: Kivik, Sweden (May 2015)
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Swedish megaliths with carving: The King's Grave
Photo of German and Danish megaliths:Website: kiviksgraven.se
GPS: N 55°40.96043', E 14°14.03288'
Audio: Inchadney - danish field in may
Grave from the bronze-age (Sweden)
Inside a Viking Grave Mound
This is the Podcast World of Swedish History. In this Episode we visit what some historians mean is the actual place of Valhalla, the sacred Viking hall of Odin where the selected dead warriors where inducted. This place is some kilometers north of old Uppsala which was the place where the Vikings met every nine years for human sacrifice. Listen to the Podcast, it is in English, and learn more about the boat graves of Valsgärde
Apartment Ravlunda Kivik - Kivik - Sweden
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Set in Brösarp, this apartment features a terrace with garden views. The unit is 37 km from Kristianstad. Free private parking is available on site. The kitchen is equipped with a microwave, a fridge and a stovetop, as well as a coffee machine.
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Utforskandet om våra stenkammargravar i Skåne fortsätter!
Kungagraven i Kivik
Kungagraven i Kivik kallas den 3 300 år gamla graven från bronsåldern som ligger i Kivik i Södra Mellby socken (Simrishamns kommun). Den har under tidens lopp förstörts och plundrats, men återställts i ett skick som inte är ursprungligt men väl så åskådligt.Graven har idag ett yttre mått på 75 meter i diameter och är 3,5 meter hög. Den är en av Skandinaviens största gravar från äldre bronsåldern och innehåller en kista av bildstenar. på stenarna finns figurer som är typiska för bronsålderns stiltradition där människor, skepp och djur avbildats tillsammans med solsymboler.
I graven har man hittat skelettdelar från minst fyra personer, de flesta i tonåren och har sannolikt begravts under olika perioder under äldre bronsålder. Graven behöver inte vara uppförd för en enda person utan kanske för en ätt.
Kungagraven, Kivik
Första världskriget, Kiviks Museum
Kiviks Museum uppmärksammar hundraårsminnet av Första världskriget i samarbete med bland annat Imperial War Museum, London, och med museer över hela världen. Nya utställningar och föreläsningar på Kiviks Museum varje år mellan 2017-2019 om vad som hände internationellt och i Sverige i den händelse som påverkat världens historia mest i modern tid. Välkomna!
Kivik 2015
Vi ville vandra, sola och tälta. Så då gjorde vi det.
Kungagraven - Das Königsgrab in Kivik - Südschweden
Das 1931 restaurierte Grab stammt aus der nordischen Bronzezeit (ca 1000 v.u.Z.) und ist Schwedens größtes Grab aus dieser Epoche. Bis 1748 wurde es noch als Steinbruch missbraucht, wobei zwei Bauern eine 3,25 Meter lange Grabkammer entdeckten, welche aus zehn Steinplatten gebildet wurde. Später wurde dann entdeckt, dass die Steinplatten Petroglyphen trugen. Trotzdem wurden weiter Steine gebrochen und weitere Platten verschwanden. Bei einer gründlicheren Ausgrabung von 1931 - 1933 wurden dann auch Reste einer steinzeitlichen Siedlung unter dem Hügel gefunden. Auf der linken Seite des südlichen Endes wurde noch eine zweite, kleinere Kammer gefunden.Inwieweit die Restaurierung dem Originalzustand entspricht weiß man nicht, es wird aber vermutet, dass das Grab dreimal so hoch sein müsste wie die jetzigen 3,5 Meter bei einem Durchmesser von 75 Metern.
Die jetzige Kammer wurde bei der Restaurierung aus Beton hergestellt und nahe der Mitte mit einem kurzen Tunnel begehbar gemacht.
Das Grab liegt direkt im Ort und ist ausgeschildert (Kungagraven).
Nur wenige hundert Meter weiter südlich, links der Straße, befindet sich das Gräberfeld Ängakåsen, welches in nächsten Film gezeigt wird.
The Kivik Tomb
The Kivik TombTrack 23 from The Sounds of Prehistoric Scandinavia
MUSICA SVECIAE LP: MS101 (1984) - CD: MSCD101 (1991)
Sounds from two Danish bronze lurs – including the jingling sounds from the rattles attached to the lurs – together with sounds from the Balkåkra gong here bring to life the Kivik tomb’s depiction of a cult music ensemble. A drum of clay is also heard. The performers walk in procession (from the liner notes of the original booklet).
At Llewellyn Lloyd´s tomb at Västra Tunhem in Sweden
Llewellyn Lloyd died in 1876 and his tomb, erected by his grandson Sir Charles Llewellyn Andersson in 1905, is situated at Västra Tunhem in the Vänersborg Kommun.Sir Charles Llewellyn Andersson, Charles John Andersson’s son helped raise, serve in and later commanded the South African Light Horse Regiment and after the occupation of Johannesburg, during the Boer war of 1899-1902, returned to civilian life, assisting the military administration as a Justice of the Peace. He was a prominent figure in the mining and financial world of Johannesburg in the early 1900s, amassing a fortune from speculation and an exceptional accountancy practice. He built the Dolobran House in Johannesburg as his family seat in South Africa in 1906, a year after paying for the erection of his grandfather’s tomb in Västra Tunhem, Sweden. In 1919 he travelled to the border between South West Africa and Portuguese Angola, in search of his father’s grave and was shown the site by ‘Cocky’ Hahn, the grandson of Carl Hugo Hahn. Twenty years later in 1939 he commissioned a stone and cross to be raised on the gravesite that was then enclosed by an iron paling.
Due to the inaccessibility of the site on the boundary between what is now Namibia and Angola, and the war that ensued in Angola, any recorded visits to the gravesite of Charles John Andersson throughout the 20th century were singular. But in 2007 Namibian Historian, Gunter von Schumann and his wife Julia, Swedish Journalist Christer Blomstrand and Lena Johansson Blomstrand, Charge de Affaires of the Swedish Embassy in Namibia, and Pastor Shekutaamba Nambala, from Ondangwa on the Namibian side of the border visited the site, guided by Sarafina Tuningeni a resident of Ongonga, the nearest settlement to the site on the Angolan side of the border. Her knowledge of its whereabouts had been handed down to her from her parents.
