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On North Funen you will find many exciting monuments of the past. Of these are 4 close to the Daisy Route.
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The passage grave at Skamby
Brøndstrupvej 57-59, 5471 Søndersø
The archaeologists described the passage grave at Skamby as “a well-preserved beautiful relic from the past”. Placed solitary and majestic the open countryside one must say that they are right. The decomposition is advancing meaning that the chamber no longer is in a mound. However it is still possible to get an impression of the monumental character of the ancient site, especially because the mound no longer exists. The passage grave was preserved in 1888 and dug out in 1931 revealing a considerable amount of ancient objects.
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Torshøj
Torupvej, 5471 Søndersø Torshøj is one of the relatively unexplored preserved burial mounds, but likely dating back to the early Bronze Age. A measuring 50 years ago showed a height of 5 1/2-6 meters and a diameter at about 30 meters making it one of the largest burial mounds on Funen. Several marks on the mound indicate attempts on grave-robbing and extraction of mould. According to the traditional practice several myths are attached to the mound. For instance this priest report, which could be read in the newspaper (Nationaltidene) in 1704:
“Briefly after the 23rd of October 1704 a small-holder passed the mound only to see it standing on 4 pillars. Subsequently he saw 7 people dancing around the mound and the people followed him to the town of Thoruppe only to disappear shortly after.”
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The memorial grove of Glavenlund
Stenager, 5471 Søndersø
In the grove you will find a large runic stone with the longest inscription in Denmark. The 210 runes tell that:
Ragnhild set this stone for "Alle" the pale, the priest of the sacred place, the honourable leader of the army. “Alle’s” sons made these runic letters for their father and his wife for her husband, but Sote engraved these runes for his master. May Thor bless these runes. May the one become scum who does the stone any harm, or carries it away to build a memory for someone else.
That is what can be read on the Glavendrup Stone which forms part of a plan of a ship from the Viking age. The ship shaped grave structure which originally was 60 meters long and 12 meters wide appears today as a not entirely correct reconstruction. On the backside of the runic stone a dozen signs are engraved. Today both the runic stone and the “stone ship” are preserved as an important part of the memorial grove of Glavenlund.
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| Stensby-dyssen Sandvad, 5471 Søndersø The chamber in Stensby-dyssen, which was preserved in 1890, was originally a part of a larger grave structure. The stones in the chamber seem to be chosen for a reason since they all are of the same red kind of rock. Several signs can be seen on top of the capstone. These hollows – approximately on the size of tennis balls – originate from the Bronze Age and are often seen as symbols of fertility.
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