Western Mound
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Western Mound is one of the large, ancient royal burial mounds at Gamla Uppsala in Sweden, associated with early Scandinavian kings and Iron Age elite burials.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
burial mound ⓘ royal burial mound ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Swedish National Heritage Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Iron Age elite burials
ⓘ
Old Norse royal legends ⓘ Old Uppsala royal centre NERFINISHED ⓘ early Scandinavian kings ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Nordic royal burial tradition ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| culture |
Germanic Iron Age
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scandinavian Iron Age ⓘ |
| era |
Iron Age
ⓘ
Migration Period NERFINISHED ⓘ Vendell Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | protected archaeological monument ⓘ |
| hasPosition | westernmost of the three large royal mounds at Gamla Uppsala ⓘ |
| hasType | tumuli group element ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | nationally important ancient monument of Sweden ⓘ |
| landmarkOf | Gamla Uppsala landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gamla Uppsala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uppland NERFINISHED ⓘ Uppsala County NERFINISHED ⓘ Uppsala Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Gamla Uppsala church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gamla Uppsala museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | esker ridge at Gamla Uppsala ⓘ |
| material |
earth
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gamla Uppsala burial ground
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Mounds of Gamla Uppsala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativePositionTo |
Eastern Mound
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Mound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | symbol of royal power in early Sweden ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| use |
elite burial
ⓘ
royal burial ⓘ |
| visitedFor |
archaeological interest
ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ historical education ⓘ |
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