Langdos

Langdos (or Langdysse) is the largest bronze age burial mound in Denmark, located in Thisted, Jutland.[1] The burial mound is 175 metres long and was built between 1800 and 1000 BC. The "Langdos man" (Danish: Langos manden) was once believed to live in the barrow. Around Easter, pins were placed into the mound by children who then played around it.[2]

Part of the barrow has been damaged due to building activities within the city.

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References

  1. ↑ Dehn-Nielsen, H. (2017). 348 oldtidsminder i Jylland (in Danish). Lindhardt og Ringhof. p. 90. ISBN 978-87-11-59299-1. Retrieved 16 June 2018. Langdos eller Langdysse er de folkelige navne på Danmarks længste langhøj, som ligger lige ved Thisted vandtårn i byens udkant.
  2. ↑ Foreningen Danmarks folkeminder (1962). Danmarks folkeminder (in Danish). Foreningen Danmarks folkeminder. p. 176. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  • "Lokalitet". Forside (in Danish). 19 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2018.


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