The stone ship or ship setting was an early burial custom in Scandinavia, Northern Germany, and the Baltic states. The grave or cremation burial was surrounded...
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stone ship is a stone ship, the longest known to have existed, remains of which lie under the two royal barrows at Jelling, Denmark. The Jelling ship...
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Ale's Stones (Swedish: Ales stenar or Ale stenar) is a megalithic monument in Scania in southern Sweden. It is a stone ship, oval in outline, with the...
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The Lake Mjösjön stone ship measures 16 x 4 m and is from the late Bronze Age. It is located immediately south east of Lake Mjösjön on a small hill about...
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Menhir (redirect from Standing stone)
Standing stone carved into a human shape Stone circle – Ring of standing stones Stone row – Linear row of standing stones. Also stone alignment. Stone ship –...
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a ship and an afterlife location in Fólkvangr. 'A ship in a field' is a somewhat unexpected idea, but it is strongly reminiscent of the stone ships in...
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Norse funeral (category Viking ship burials)
Denmark. A prominent tradition is that of the ship burial, where the deceased was laid in a boat, or a stone ship, and given grave offerings in accordance...
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Gorm's runestone Boris stones — similar landmarks in Belarus Curmsun Disc Bornholm amulet Haraldskær Woman Jelling stone ship — a ship setting that lay between...
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Gnisvärd (section False stone ship)
coast of the island of Gotland, Sweden. Gnisvärd is mostly known for its stone ships and harbor. Gnisvärd is a small fishing village in the Tofta socken on...
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Easter Island Egyptian Pyramids Medicine wheels Stone circle Stone circle (Iron Age) Stonehenge Stone ship See also: Petroforms Rock art Inukshuk v t e...
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The Stone Fleet consisted of a fleet of aging ships (mostly whaleships) purchased in New Bedford and other New England ports, loaded with stone, and sailed...
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Megalith (redirect from Primitive stone monuments)
megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a prehistoric structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones. There are over...
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (also known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States) is a 2001 fantasy film directed by...
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collect all six Stones by decimating Xandar to obtain the Power Stone. He then tracks down the Space Stone and intercepts the Asgardian ship on its way to...
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from ruling over land, so the land was commissioned as a ship. The command of this first stone frigate was given to Commodore Hood's first lieutenant,...
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the title "Tramp Space Ship". It was published in hardcover that year by Scribner's as part of the Heinlein juveniles. The Stones, a family of "Loonies"...
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monuments from the Stone Age to the Middle Ages. Among other things, there are some of Sweden's largest stone circles and stone ships in the area. Unlike...
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also the former crew from Prometheus Fire and Stone, the pair eventually lure the Engineer onto the ship they arrived in and detonate it. Without a way...
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Power of Sakaar. Hiro-Kala commandeered a stone drone and left the ship, to the amazement of those aboard the ship. Piloting the drone directly in front of...
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Ship of Fools is an original novel by Dave Stone featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. The New Adventures were a spin-off from the...
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Elephant Stone released their fourth album, Ship of Fools. In 2017 they released an EP, Live at the Verge, and set out on a tour of Europe. Elephant Stone released...
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A ship burial or boat grave is a burial in which a ship or boat is used either as the tomb for the dead and the grave goods, or as a part of the grave...
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any stone-built receptacle) Recumbent effigy Rock-cut tombs in ancient Israel Stone ship Church monuments English church monuments Ledger stone Monumental...
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A picture stone, image stone or figure stone is an ornate slab of stone, usually limestone, which was raised in Germanic Iron Age or Viking Age Scandinavia...
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a large stone ship from around the end of the 9th century. Between the two mounds stand two rune stones, the Jelling stones. Near the stones, Gorm's son...
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the Nordic Bronze Age depict ships, and the large stone burial monuments known as stone ships. Those sites suggest that ships and seafaring played an important...
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sternwheel steamer. Any ship that was a member of the stone fleet during the American Civil War. The old sunken ships were loaded with stone, and used by the...
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related to the house of Wuffingas. Battle on the Ice of Lake Vänern Ship burial Stone ship Harrison (2009), p. 68 Harrison (2009), pp. 21-23 Västhögen. "Västhögen"...
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raised all of these stones after his son Heden, Anund's brother. Vred carved the runes." At the foot of the mound are 2 large stone ships placed end to end...
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thrones, with one stone serving as seat and another as the back rest. The first clear report of a rai stone is from a British ship log entry dated 23...
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