11/07/2021
Burial mound of Bjorn Ironside, son of Ragnar Lothbrok
“Help Me Put My Armor On One Last Time." ~ Bjorn Ironside, Vikings
‘According to legend, Bjorn Ironside (Swedish: Björn Järnsida) is buried in the mound which is also called "King Björn's mound" or "Björn Järnsida's mound". The runestone, which is located on top of Björn Järnsida's mound, is only a fragment of a runestone and thus also has a fragmented text. The stone is probably from the end of the 1000s and thus several hundred years younger than the burial mound.
The legend that this burial mound is where Bjorn Ironside is buried first saw the light in the 18th century when some historians claimed that this was the site of Bjorn Ironside's grave.
The Burial Mound of Bjorn Ironside, which is called Björnshögen or Björn Järnsida's hög in Swedish, is a royal burial mound located on Munsön island in Lake Mälaren and in Ekerö Municipality, Sweden. The mound is 20 meters in diameter and five meters tall. The mound is part of a burial field that consists of 150 ancient remains: five burial mounds, a runestone and about 145 round stone settings. The burial ground is dated to the Vendel period, about 550-800 CE.
Bjorn Ironside was the son of legendary Viking Ragnar Lothbrok. Bjorn earned possibly as much fame, and perhaps he achieved even more fame as he founded a dynasty of Swedish Kings.’
Source: paganplacesdotcom
https://www.facebook.com/groups/3011182825820704/
