#ancient graveyard

[rainybouquetmentality]

[lacrimis]

Carndonagh  -  Ireland 

[prosegalaxy]

The moonlight bathed her form, as she stood in the ancient graveyard, eyes wide with wonder and fear. A whispering wind, carrying secrets of the past, bestowed upon her a gift most dire. Time itself had chosen her, now bound by an unbreakable spell, to journey through the ages, unraveling mysteries that lay hidden within the fabric of time.

[sakuraswordly]

Lindholm Høje, an ancient graveyard of Vikings that had been lost for 1000 years, buried beneath tons of sand. As many as 700 burials, along with remains of settlements from Viking Age and preceding Germanic Iron Age have been found at this important archaeological site in Denmark. During Cretaceous period, chalk formations were created along Limfjord in Denmark. These formations, which are in form of hills, stretch from Aalborg to the east. One of these hills is Lindholm Høje, which is situated on northern side of Limfjord, opposite the modern city of Aalborg. One reason that made this area an attractive place to establish a settlement is that this is where Limfjord is at its narrowest, which made it an important crossing between North Jutlandic Island and Danish mainland. Apart from that, Lindholm Høje occupied a strategic defensive position. Rising to 42m above sea level, anyone living on hill could command an excellent view over the fjord. This meant that if an enemy was approaching hill, they would be easily detected. Thirdly, soil on hill is said to be drier than surrounding area, which made cultivation easier.

Lindholm Høje was already settled around 400 AD. This is supported by graves that were found at site, oldest of which have been dated to this point of time. These graves can be found on top of hill, and as one progresses down Lindholm Høje, graves in turn become younger. Oldest graves are said to contain inhumation. This burial practice, however, is found to have changed not long after to cremation. Thus, majority of graves (apart from oldest ones) found at Lindholm Høje have been found to contain cremated human remains. As for remains of settlements, it has been reported that remains of two villages have so far been excavated, one situated to north and another to south. Former is said to have been dated to 700-900 AD, whilst latter to 1000-1150 AD. Northern village is said to consist of several houses, fences, five wells and a road. It has also been estimated that there were six families inhabiting this village, each of which consisting of between 10-15 family members.

[eireurbex]

[sinister-isles]

Would you sleep at the clown motel? (it's next to a graveyard)

What's scarier than a clown-themed hotel? How about one built next to an ANCIENT GRAVEYARD? This isn't the setting of a shit horror film (although one is being made), but the story of the Clown Motel, an iconic hotel in the middle of nowhere... that overlooks a graveyard packed with the bodies of 300 miners.

[quarkmaster]

Ancient Graveyard

Blake Rottinger

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