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Myklebust Burial Mound

Nordfjordeid, Norway

The Myklebust burial mound also known locally as Rundehogjen or Lisje Skjoratippen (Norwegian: Nynorsk) or simply Mound 1 is a burial mound from the Viking age. It is located on the Myklebust Farm in Nordfjordeid in Norway. The mound is one of the seven major Viking burial mounds in Norway, of which it is the only cremation grave. The mound was where the remains of the Myklebust ship was discovered; Possibly the largest Viking ship in the world. It is assumed to have been the final resting place of King Audbjørn of Firda.

Cemetery data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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