Stock Photo: Viking Graves At Borre Mound Cemetery In Horten, Norway
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Borre mound cemetery (Norwegian: Borrehaugene from the Old Norse words borró and haugr meaning mound) forms part of the Borre National Park in Horten, Vestfold, Norway. The park covers 45 acres (182, 000 m²) and its collection of burial mounds is exceptional in Scandinavia. Today, seven large mounds and one cairn can be seen. At least two mounds and one cairn have been destroyed in modern times. Borrehaugene provides important historical knowledge and can be seen as evidence that there was a local power center from the Merovingian period to the Viking age. The first investigations of the cemetery took place in 1852. The excavations uncovered an unusually good selection of craft work, much of which is on display at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo. This artistic craft work has become known as the Borre style and is today known for its beautiful animal and knot ornaments, which were often used for decorating harnesses.
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